Date: 1994
Size: 17.5 x 28.5 inches
Size: 17.5 x 28.5 inches
Artist: Pieter Brattinga
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
Printer: Toppan Printing Co.
About The 100 Best Posters Collection: This poster was originally created by Pieter Brattinga in 1960 for an exhibition about the graphic artist Chris de Moor. This is an official reissue from 1994 from the collection The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990.
"In describing the rationale behind this portfolio, Hiromichi Fujita, the President of Toppan Printing Co., explains in the introduction that, "the decision to publish The 100 Best Posters from Europe and the United States 1945-1990 was motivated by our earlier collection of Japanese reproductions published four years ago . . . the first collection was intended as a small contribution to the field of graphic design, which has enjoyed an inseparable relationship with the printing industry for many years now." The selection of posters in this collection were chosen by a panel consisting of Steven Heller, Alain Weill, Milton Glaser and Yusaku Kamekura. All posters chosen (...) were reproduced and were then donated to art museums and related educational institutions in 200 locations around the world. In addition to being forms of expression, these posters, which were created in the diverse social conditions that have prevailed since the end of World War II, truly serve as a testament to the age in which they were produced." (Source: swanngalleries.com)
About the poster: Since the thirties, the Dutch postal system has commissioned avant-garde graphic artists to give the institution a progressive visual identity. Among them was Chris de Moor, to whom the exhibition announced by this poster is devoted. To illustrate the title "The Man Behind the Design of the PTT," Pieter Brattinga superimposed the logo of the Dutch postal service repeatedly - in a manner reminiscent of a sheet of stamps - on De Moor's portrait. The shadow and light effects were obtained by printing white over the offset impression of the image. (Source: The 100 best posters from Europe and the United States / 1945-1990, p.64)
This poster is in good condition and ready to be framed.