Color printed invitation for “Illustrated Natural History Books,” Grolier Club, 1957. 

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Creator

Fritz Kredel

Title

Color printed invitation for “Illustrated Natural History Books,” Grolier Club, 1957. 

Date

1957

Description

German-born artist and graphic designer Fritz Kredel trained with Rudolf Koch in Offenbach before moving to America in 1938. The printed invitation Kredel designed for the December 17, 1957 opening of the Grolier Club exhibition “Illustrated Natural History Books,” curated by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, exemplifies his whimsical style, influenced by folk tales, literary classics, children’s literature, and medieval woodcuts. The invitation is accompanied by the artist’s original pen and ink drawing of the design and two transparencies for registration of the brown and yellow inks. 

Source

Purchased in 2017 with Grolier Club Library Harper funds; supported by a gift from Hersh and Fern Cohen