Modernism: in print
Subtitle: Dutch graphic design 1917-2017
By: Frederike Huygen ; [graphic design and lithography, Lex Reitsma ; translation Dutch - English, Vic Joseph]
Contributors: Reitsma, Lex; Joseph, Vic; Universiteit van Amsterdam
Publisher: Lecturis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Eindhoven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9789462262249
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Graphic arts; Exhibitions
Description: This book explores modernism in Dutch graphic design of the 20th Century with an emphasis on the varied aspects and meanings of the term modernism. Its publication coincides with an exhibition at the Special Collections facility of the University of Amsterdam. The book comprises three reflective essays, on the periods 1920?1940/45, 1945?1990 and 1990?present.0'Modernism: In Print' presents a comprehensive picture of the subject, drawn from the collection and the design archives of Special Collections. It interrogates the canon by including some less well-known examples of graphic design work.0The concept of modernism dominates the discourse on graphic design. This book aims to recognize its often underestimated complexity.00Exhibition: Speciale Collecties, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands (16.06.-01.10.2017).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Speciale Collecties, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 16-October 1, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text in English with summary in Dutch