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Rudolf Grüttner

b. 1933

German stamp designer and graphic designer

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Born 1933. Rudolf Grüttner is a German graphic designer, university teacher, postage stamp designer, poster artist, draftsperson and press illustrator.

Rudolf Grüttner (born 5 March 1933 in Schweidnitz) is a German stamp designer and graphic designer.

Grüttner was a professor of commercial art for many years and served as rector of the Berlin Art School between 1988 and 1990, and awarded the Goethepreis of Berlin in 1988.

Biography After his apprenticeship as a sign painter from 1947 to 1950, Rudolf Grüttner first worked as a poster painter until 1952. He then studied a degree in commercial graphics at the Technical School for Applied Arts in Berlin. This was followed by distance learning at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig until 1959, which he finished as a technical school teacher. During the following year he was employed in the same capacity at the Technical School for Applied Arts in Berlin and then until 1966 as chief graphic designer of the magazine Freie Welt. After working freelance as a commercial artist in Berlin, he was appointed lecturer at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee in 1975, where he also worked as a professor from 1978. After Walter Womacka left, he was assigned as rector of the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee from 1988 to 1991.

His extensive work includes numerous posters, stamps, record sleeves and book covers.

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
Fachschule für Werbung und Gestaltung Berlin, Leipzig University
Employers
Fachschule für Werbung und Gestaltung Berlin, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin
Awards
Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic; National Prize of East Germany; Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin
Also known as
Rudolf Gruttner

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rudolf Grüttner?

German stamp designer and graphic designer

When was Rudolf Grüttner born?

Rudolf Grüttner was born on 5 March 1933 in Świdnica.

What is Rudolf Grüttner's occupation?

Rudolf Grüttner is a graphic designer, university teacher, postage stamp designer, poster artist, draftsperson and press illustrator.

What nationality is Rudolf Grüttner?

Rudolf Grüttner is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rudolf Grüttner

· Wikidata: Q111297

· DBpedia: Rudolf Grüttner

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