| Otto Arpke | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1886-10-16)16 October 1886 Braunschweig, Germany |
| Died | 4 December 1943(1943-12-04) (aged 57) Berlin |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Graphic Arts |
Otto Arpke (16 October 1886 – 4 December 1943) was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and teacher at the Kunst- und Gewerbeschule in Mainz. Arpke was famous for his designs for the movie Das Kabinet des Dr Caligari and posters for the North German Lloyd shipping line. He designed one type face, Arpke Antiqua (1928, Shriftguss type foundry) which is available in digital form as Taiko.
See also
References
- Friedl, Ott, and Stein, Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7, pp 94-95
- Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 10
- "Otto Arpke". MyFonts. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
External links
- Otto Arpke collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved September 2016.
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