Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke (1878–1965) was a German graphical designer, typographer and illustrator. Born in

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(now Poland), Ehmcke was educated as a lithographer in Berlin during 1893–1897. In 1900, he was a co-founder of ''Steglitzer Werkstatt''. From 1903, he taught at the

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, from 1913 to 1938 in

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, during 1920-1921 also in

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. During 1946 to 1948, he was professor at the

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. He designed a number of

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s, notably ''Ehmcke-Antiqua'' and ''Ehmcke-Kursiv'' in 1909/10 (adopted for English-language typesetting by

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under the name ''Carlton'').

Typesets

* ''Ehmcke Antiqua'' (1908 Flinsch) * ''Ehmcke Kursiv'' (1910 Flinsch) * ''Ehmcke Fraktur'' (1912

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) * ''Ehmcke Rustika'' (1914 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Schwabacher'' (1914 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Schwabacher halbfett'' (1915 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Fraktur halbfett'' (1917 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Mediaeval'' (1922 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Mediaeval kursiv'' (1923 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Mediaeval halbfett'' (1924 D. Stempel AG) * ''Ehmcke Latein'' (1925

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) * ''Ehmcke-Latein halbfett'' (1925 Ludwig & Mayer) * ''Ehmcke Brotschrift'' (1927 Rupprecht Presse) * ''Ehmcke Elzevir'' (1927 L. Wagner) * ''Ehmcke Elzevir kräftig'' (1930 L. Wagner)

Bibliography

* ''Amtliche Graphik.'' Hugo Bruckmann, München 1918. * ''Ehmcke-Kursiv'' (= Type und Ornament Heft XXXIX), Schriftgiesserei Flinsch, Frankfurt 1910. * ''Ziele des Schriftunterrichts. Ein Beitrag zur modernen Schriftbewegung.'' Diederichs, Jena 1911, 2nd ed. 1929. * ''Ehmcke-Mediaeval und Mediaeval-Kursiv.'' Berlin 1925. * ''Die historische Entwicklung der abendlaendischen Schriftformen.'' Otto Maier, Ravensburg 1927. * ''Persönliches und Sachliches. Gesammelte Aufsätze und Arbeiten aus 25 Jahren.'' Reckendorf, Berlin 1928. * ''Kulturpolitik. Ein Bekenntnis und Programm zum Wiederaufbau deutscher Lebensform.'' Schauer, Frankfurt am Main 1947. * ''Broschur und Schutzumschlag am deutschen Buch der neueren Zeit.'' Mainz 1951. * ''Geordnetes und Gültiges. Gesammelte Aufsätze und Arbeiten aus den letzten 25 Jahren.'' Beck, München 1955. *
Der Sonderbund, Auszug aus F. H. Ehmckes Lebenserinnerungen I, 1909-1911
in: Neusser Jahrbuch für Kunst, Kulturgeschichte und Heimatkunde 1985, S.5-25. *
Der Sonderbund, Auszug aus F. H. Ehmckes Lebenserinnerungen II, 1911-1912
in: Neusser Jahrbuch für Kunst, Kulturgeschichte und Heimatkunde 1986, S.5-25.

References

* Thomas Kraft: ''Fritz Ehmcke (1878–1965).'' In: Thomas Kraft (ed.): ''Herrsching zur Zeit Christian Morgensterns. Bilder des kulturellen Lebens zwischen 1870 und 1920.'' Herrsching am Ammersee 2006, p. 153. *''Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon'', Band 32. K. G. Saur Verlag, München 2002, p. 432. *
F. H. Ehmcke und seine Neusser Schüler H. Cossmann, E. Malzburg, J. Urbach.
' Katalog Clemens-Sels-Museum Neuss, 1984. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ehmcke, Fritz Helmuth German typographers and type designers German illustrators 1878 births 1965 deaths