ANDERS BECKMAN (1907-1967) HEMSLÖJD. 1955. 39 1/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x70 cm. Nylunds Lito, Stockholm. Condition B: tape on verso along tears through top and bottom edges into image; creases, abrasions and discoloration in margins and image; tears at edges; water stains along upper edge. Paper. Beckman was one of Sweden's foremost graphic designers. Amongst his major clients were AB Aerotransport (ABA), Sweden's first airline company, which eventually became SAS. Beckman was renowned not only for his poster work, but also for the Pavilion he designed for the 1939 New York World's Fair and many other international exhibitions and events. In 1939, he founded the Anders Beckman School to train up-and-coming Swedish youth in fashion and advertising design. Here he advertises an exhibition of handicrafts at Stockholm's renowned Liljevalchs Art Gallery. True mid-century Swedish modern design.
