Schuitema (Paul) Graphic Designs, 1920-1965

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Summary

Title:

Graphic designs of Paul Schuitema

Dates:

1920-1965

Creators:

Schuitema, Paul, 1897-1973

Abstract:

Dutch graphic, furniture, and architectural designer who worked in lithography, etching, woodcutting and painting. He was also a filmmaker, photographer, and teacher who applied the principle of De Stijl and constructivism to commercial advertising. The collection consists of printed ephemera such as advertisements, pamphlets, proof pages, flyers, and one photograph, representing Schuitema's designs, typography, photomontages, and use of color.

Extent:

0.05 linear feet (1 box)

Language:

Collection material is in Dutch, German and English.

Preferred citation:

Graphic designs of Paul Schuitema, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 930034.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa930034

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is a sampling of Paul Schuitema's graphic design work (typography, typesetting, photography, photomontage), spanning the years 1920-1965. His designs for advertising material incorporate bold text, drawings, color and various photographic techniques. There are 27 examples of brochures, flyers, booklets and one photograph as described in the box list below. Each piece is numbered and dated by the Prakapas Gallery in New York and refers to the numbering on the list from the exhibition held March 11-14, 1993.

Arrangement note

Arranged according to the Prakapas inventory.

Biographical / historical:

Paul Schuitema, 1897-1973, was a Dutch graphic, furniture and architectural designer who worked in lithography, etching, wood cutting and painting. He was also a film maker, photographer and teacher. As an early modernist, he applied the principles of de Stijl and Constructivism to commercial advertising. His style was direct and frontal, making graphic use of words and confronting the viewer with the object that needed to be sold in his advertising brochures.

Schuitema's work has been exhibited throughout Europe. His first American exhibition was held March, 1993 at the Prakapas Gallery in New York. He was active in the design of publications made by and for workers, such as Links Richten. He designed the pamphlets and advertisements for such Dutch companies as Berkel, Boele & Van Eesteren, De Vries Robbé and the ENCI.

Acquisition information:

The collection was acquired 1993.

Processing information:

Rose Lachman processed the collection and wrote the finding aid.

Physical location:

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Rose Lachman.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-03-29T14:08-0700

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