Julius E. F. Gipkens (16 February 1883 – 1968) was a

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painter, illustrator and

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Early life and career

Julius Gipkens was born in Hannover, Germany. Gipkens was

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and found inspiration in

Lucian Bernhard Lucian Bernhard (born Emil Kahn, March 15, 1883 – May 29, 1972) was a German graphic designer, type designer, professor, interior designer, and artist during the first half of the twentieth century. Career Bernhard was influential in hel ...

's work, eventually contributing greatly to the

Sachplakat Plakatstil (German for "poster style"), was an early style of poster art that originated in Germany in the 1900s. It was started by Lucian Bernhard of Berlin in 1906. The common characteristics of this style are bold eye-catching lettering with fl ...

(Plakatstil) style himself. Gipkens moved to

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and started working. Alongside Lucian Bernhard, Hans Rudi Erdt and Julius Klinger he was employed on an exclusive contract with Hollerbaum & Schmidt. He created posters for Germany during

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. After the war, he created illustrations for advertising and design firms, and newspapers. He immigrated to the

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in 1933.

Notable works

Typefaces

*Admiral (1906) *Admiral Halbfett (1906) *Femina (1913) *Majestic (1914)

Death and legacy

He died in

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. His work is held in the collections of the

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and

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References

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Early life and career

Notable works

Typefaces

Death and legacy

See also

References