Dutch Graphic Design 1918–1945 [Alston W. Purvis]

Dutch Graphic Design 1918–1945 by Alston W. Purvis, 1992. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, USA. 8.75 x 11.25, pp. 234. Design by Alston W. Purvis.

This book provides the first comprehensive survey of this important period in the Netherlands, from the end of World War I to the end of World War Il, which brought together monumental achievements from traditional designers, the De Stijl movement and Jan Tschichold’s The New Typography (as well as Dadaism, Futurism, Bauhaus and Constructivism).

With (8) chapters including: an Author Preface and Prologue (3 introductory texts), De Stijl and Theo van Doesburg, The Wendingen Style, Dutch Constructivism, The Traditional Designers, Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, The 1930s, War and Aftermath, as well as Notes, the first thorough Dutch graphic design Bibliography and Index.

Heavily illustrated with more than (80) color and (220) black-and-white illustrations featuring the individual and collective accomplishments which represented a unique movement, both in quality and complexity: Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár, Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Fré Cohen, H.T. Wijdeveld, Piet Zwart, Jan van Krimpen, Willem Sandberg, Gerardus Kiljan, Wim Brusse, Henny Cahn, Dirk Elffers, Paul Schuitema and others. 

A nearly fine hardcover and dust jacket with a hint of wear and a yellow round sticker to the upper right hand corner of the jacket.