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Herbert Matter: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born April 25, 1907 • Switzerland
Died May 8, 1984 (aged 77) • Southampton • New York

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Matter, Herbert: World War II poster
Poster for the Swiss Tourist Board, designed by Herbert Matter, c. 1932.
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John Heartfield
German artist
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Max Bill
Swiss artist
Florence Henri
Florence Henri
American-born Swiss photographer and painter
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Marianne Brandt
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David Carson
American graphic designer
Herbert Bayer in his studio, 1969
Herbert Bayer
Austrian-American artist
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Gyorgy Kepes
Hungarian-American artist
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Rudy Burckhardt
Swiss-born American photographer, painter, and filmmaker
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Robert Frank
Swiss American photographer and director
Dada exhibit
Hannah Höch
German artist
David Hockney
David Hockney
British artist
El Lissitzky cover
El Lissitzky
Russian artist
Rodchenko, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rodchenko
Russian artist
Beaton, Sir Cecil
Sir Cecil Beaton
British photographer and costume and production designer
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László Moholy-Nagy
Hungarian artist
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Robert Doisneau
French photographer
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Cassandre
French graphic artist
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Ray Eames
American designer
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Charles Eames
American designer
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Andrés Duany
American architect