(BDG) Bund Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker, Gruppe 56, Stuttgart [Kapitzki, Stankowski, Mavignier]

Bund Deutscher Gebrauchsgrafiker, Gruppe 56 [Association of German Commercial Graphic Artists, Group 56], c. 1962 Stuttgart, Germany. German text. 8.25 x 11, 68 pages plus four, excellent full-page advertisements by Herbert W. Kapitzki. Interior pages designed with "9 Punkt Folio-Grotesk mager by Bauersche Gießerei, Frankfurt." Superb cover design!

An illustrated member directory featuring the work of (32 mentioned) members of Group 56 of the Stuttgart chapter of the BDG founded in 1956. Each with black and white profile photographs, contact information, short bios and captions and illustrated work examples including: Albrecht Ade, Bernd Fahrenholz, Tilla Fuchs, Karl Erwin Fuchs, Gerta Haller, Jobst v. Harsdorf, Hans Peter Hoch, Eva Hohrath, Wiltraud Jasper, Manfred Kage, Herbert W. Kapitzki, Helmut Keppler, Paul König, Sigrid Lämmle, Hans Lämmle, Horst Lemke, Hans Lohrer, Susi Looser, Manfred Malzacher, Almir Mavignier, Wolfgand Nicolaus, Asta Ruth-Soffner, Hans Schweisse, Fritz Seitz, Anton Stankowski, Karl Staudinger, Peter Steiner, Kurt Weidermann, and Julius Oskar Weiss. With a short Introduction about Group 56 and its' successes, Member Directory (including seven women) and trade advertising at the end.

A 1964 exhibition of Group 56 sponsored by the International Center for the Typographic Arts, Inc. (ICTA, founded by Aaron Burns) was held at the gallery of AIGA in New York City.

A nearly fine softcover catalog and covered wrappers with only a hint of wear and toning to the front and back. Excellent resource; uncommon in the United States.