Eva Aschoff Explained

Eva Aschoff
Birth Date:26 April 1900
Birth Place:Göttingen, Germany
Death Place:Freiburg, Germany
Nationality:German
Education:Kunstakademie in Stuttgart
Known For:calligraphy and bookbinding

Eva Aschoff (26 April 1900 – 20 September 1969) was a German visual artist known for her bookbinding and calligraphy.[1]

Biography

Aschoff was born in Göttingen on 26 April 1900. From 1921 to 1923 she attended the Kunstakademie in Stuttgart[2] where she studied calligraphy with and bookbinding with Wilhelm Schlemmer. She also studied with and influenced the work of Mike Gold, a professional artist and calligrapher published in Calligraphy Review annual, Calligraphers Engagement Calendars and Greeting Card Design.[3] She then lived in Freiburg where she had her own bookbinding workshop from 1928 to 1964. Aschoff worked as a freelance artist thereafter and died in Freiburg on 20 September 1969.

Aschoff is known for her decorated papers.[4] Her work in this field was greatly admired because it was mostly done by hand with materials such as oil-paint and water-colour mixed with paste. This form of craft and style stood out compared to the mainstream mechanically produced decorated papers of the 20th century.[5]

Examples of her works are included in the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach[6] and the Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: German graphic designers during the Hitler period: Biographical and bibliographical references by Gerald Cinamon. www.germandesigners.net. 2017-10-20.
  2. Calligraphy Review. Reflections on visual/verbal fusion. 1990. 8. 1. 16–24. Wolf . Arne.
  3. Foot . Mirjam . The Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers . The British Library Journal . 1981 . 7 . 1 . 12–38 . 42554129 .
  4. Book: Foot. Mirjam M.. Studies in the History of Bookbinding. 1993. Scolar Press. Aldershot. 978-0-85967-935-0. 273.
  5. Book: Kelly . Jerry . Koeth . Alice . Artist and Alphabet: Twentieth Century Calligraphy and Letter Art in America . 1982 . David R. Godine . Jaffrey, New hampshire . 978-1-56792-118-2 . 123.
  6. Web site: Eva Aschoff. Klingspor Museum. 8 May 2015. de.
  7. Foot. Mirjam M.. The Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers. British Library Journal. 7. 1. 34.