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Erik NITSCHE

(1908 – 1998)

Swiss graphic designer who immigrated to the USA, Erik Nitsche was a pioneer of industrial graphic art. He revolutionized the design which was used in company technical catalogues and in annual reports. With great attention to detail he specialized in the domain of technology, preferring simple, elegant, geometrical and colored forms.

After his studies in Lausanne, Switzerland, he moved to the United States at the age of 26, where he had a successful career as graphic designer and art director. In 1955 he was named as art director of the engineering company General Dynamics, the newly founded American industrial company to which his graphics gave a strong modern identity. He designed a breakthrough series of posters, in addition to designing their corporate image, annual reports, and advertising.
For the first conferences of the International Agency of Atomic Energy, (AIEA-IAEA), of 1955 and 1958, Nitsche created his celebrated series of posters for General Dynamics.
Erik Nitsche created posters of highly symbolic value, taking inspiration from the ‘Swiss International Style’ and was helped by the printing skill of this friend, the lithographer Roger Marsens in Lausanne.
After the 1960's he worked mainly on children's books.

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Le Mamounia Hotel Transatlantique

1929

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Timgad Algérie, Hotel Transatlantique

1929

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Constantine Algérie Hotel Transatlantique

1929

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General Dynamics, Atome im dienste des Friedens, aerodynamics

1955

CHF 1260.–

General Dynamics, USS Nautilus

1955

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General Dynamics, Atoms for peace, nucleodynamics

1955

CHF 1070.–

General Dynamics,Atome im dienste des friedens,Aerodynamics, août 8-20

1955

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General Dynamics, atome au service de la paix en russe, Geneva août 8-20

1955

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General Dynamics, Атомы на служнбе мира, Astrodynamics, Atoms for peace

1955

CHF 1960.–

General Dynamics, Atoms for peace

1955

CHF 2390.–

General Dynamics, L'atome au service de la paix, hydrodynamics

1955

CHF 2670.–

General Dynamics, Astrodynamics, Geneva August 8-20

1955

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General Dynamics, Atoms for peace, Geneva August 8-20

1955

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General Dynamics, Atoms for peace, electrodynamics

1955

CHF 1080.–

International Golf Championship Trophy and the Canada Cup, Wentworth 1956

1956

CHF 620.–

General Dynamics, Radiation dynamics

1956

CHF 1570.–

General Dynamics. L'atome au service de la paix, Nuclear fusion

1956

CHF 1970.–

General Dynamics, Atome im Dienste des Friedens, basic forces

1956

CHF 1860.–

General Dynamics, Solar Dynamics, el atomo para la paz

1956

CHF 1970.–

General Dynamics - Atomo per la pace, servodynamics

1956

CHF 2740.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, Worlds without end

1957

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General Dynamics, exploring the Universe, Nuclear fusion

1957

CHF 1970.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the universe, Weather control

1957

CHF 1790.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, first steps into space

1957

CHF 2170.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, subatomic worlds

1957

CHF 920.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, worlds without end

1957

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General Dynamics,Sub Atomic avant la lettre

1957

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General Dynamics, worlds without end, before letter

1957

CHF 2640.–

Affiches Marsens, Affiches dynamique

circa 1958

CHF 460.–

General Dynamics, Exploring the universe. The energetic sea

1958

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General Dynamics, basic forces, exploring the Universe

1958

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General Atomic, Triga

1958

CHF 1620.–

General Dynamics, Convair 880: world's fastest jetliner

1959

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General Dynamics, Material Service, Building materials

1960

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General Dynamics, Convair 880 the world's fastest jetliner

1960

CHF 1070.–

General Dynamics (Triga around the world, General Atomic)

1960

CHF 920.–

General Dynamics, CL-44, Canadair forty-four air cargo

1960

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General Dynamics, electronic intelligence

1960

CHF 2470.–

General Dynamics

circa 1960

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General Dynamics, Undersea frontiers - Electric boat

1960

CHF 3270.–

General Dynamics, Convair 880world's fastet jetliner

1960

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General Dynamics, industrial gases, Liquid carbonic

1960

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General Dynamics, Tigra around the world, General Atomic

1960

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General Dynamics, liquid carbonic, medical gases

1960

CHF 2230.–

General Dynamics

circa 1960

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General Dynamics, energetic earth, material service

1960

CHF 2460.–

General Dynamics "Dynamic America" 1 Rockefeller Plaza

1961

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General Dynamics "Dynamic America" 1 Rockefeller Plaza

1961

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General Dynamics "Dynamic America" 1 Rockefeller Plaza

1961

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General Dynamics "Dynamic America" just published

1961

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General Dynamics "Dynamic America" 1 Rockefeller Plaza

1961

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General Dynamics "Dynamic America" 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Stromberg Carlson

1961

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