100 years of German Railways : German Railway Exhibition Nuremberg : leaflet : 1935 : artwork by Jupp Wiertz
The 1930s saw many European countries celebrate the Centenaries of railways, following on from the British events in 1925 for the Stockton & Darlington and 1930 for the Liverpool & Manchester Railways. Germany's event was held at Nuremberg, where a national transport museum was already in existence, and included exhibition halls and grounds that told the story of the development of the nation's railways and railway system.
By 1935 the shadow of the National Socialist dictatorship already fell on such events and the leaflet also discusses the highlights of Nuremberg, "the jewel case of the Reich", including the now infamous Party Congresses and Grounds. The artwork, showing the power of the streamlined new over the original trains, is by Jupp Wiertz (1881 - 1939), a prolific poster artist and designer who undertook amny commissions for transport and tourism related publicity. The artwork on this English language leaflet was also used as the event's main poster.
100 years of German Railways : German Railway Exhibition Nuremberg : leaflet : 1935 : artwork by Jupp Wiertz
The 1930s saw many European countries celebrate the Centenaries of railways, following on from the British events in 1925 for the Stockton & Darlington and 1930 for the Liverpool & Manchester Railways. Germany's event was held at Nuremberg, where a national transport museum was already in existence, and included exhibition halls and grounds that told the story of the development of the nation's railways and railway system.
By 1935 the shadow of the National Socialist dictatorship already fell on such events and the leaflet also discusses the highlights of Nuremberg, "the jewel case of the Reich", including the now infamous Party Congresses and Grounds. The artwork, showing the power of the streamlined new over the original trains, is by Jupp Wiertz (1881 - 1939), a prolific poster artist and designer who undertook amny commissions for transport and tourism related publicity. The artwork on this English language leaflet was also used as the event's main poster.