NATHAN, FORMES UTILES EXHIBITION POSTER, 1949

Jacques Nathan-Garamond (1910-2001)

Formes Utiles Exhibition poster, UAM (Union des Artistes Modernes)

Decorative arts museum, Paris, France, 1949 – 1950

Lithography

Height. 58 x Width. 40 cm

Literature:

COLL.,Jacques Nathan-Garamond, affichiste et graphiste, cat. Expos., Bibliothèque Forney, du 1er juin au 31 juillet 1999

Biography:

Jacques Nathan-Garamond studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and was director of Architecture d'Aujourd'hui before beginning his career as a designer.

He was born Jacques Nathan and changed his surname during the Second World War to Garamond, using his real name Nathan as a middle name.
After the war, he became a graphic designer and worked with all kinds of ongoing artistic work, such as designing posters for a UNESCO exhibition on human rights in 1949. He has designed brands, packaging, book design, illustrations, posters and corporate identities. He did commercial work for companies such as Mazda, Air France and Telefunken.
In 1950, Nathan Garamond was a founding member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).

His wife Cathy was an active supporter of AGI. He was subsequently named Honorary Life President.
In 1957, he was awarded a gold medal at the Milan Triennale. In 1964, he took part in Documenta III in Kassel.
He teaches at the Ecole Internationale and the Ecole supérieure d'arts graphiques de Penninghen.