Illustrationintheworld

  Julius Klinger (22 May 1876 – 1942) was an Austrian painter, draftsman, illustrator, commercial graphic artist, typographer and writer. Klinger studied at the Technologisches Gewerbemuseum in Vienna. Klinger was born in Dornbach near Vienna. In 1895, he found his first employment with the Vienna fashion magazine Wiener Mode. Here he made acquaintance with Koloman Moser, who would later be his teacher; Moser recommended him to the Meggendorfer-Blätter. 1896 saw him moving to Munich where he worked as an illustrator for the Meggendorfer-Blätter and others. From 1897 to 1902 he was a collaborator to the eponymous Jugendstil magazine Die Jugend. Being of Jewish descent, Klinger suffered from national socialist harassment. Probably towards the end of 1937 he designed his last poster for the Ankerbrot-Werke factory. The Jewish-owned company was transferred to "Aryan" proprietors in 1938. (After 1945 legitimate ownership was restored.) According to Viennese police records, h...

  Umberto Brunelleschi (Montemurlo, June 21, 1879 - Paris, February 16, 1949) was an Italian set designer and painter. After starting his studies at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, he later enrolled at the Accademia Libera del Nudo. In 1900 he moved to Paris where he managed, starting from 1902, to exhibit his works at the Salon des Indépendants. After participating in the First World War in the ranks of the Royal Army, he returned to France continuing to take care of the scenography of shows at the Folies Bergère, the Théâtre Mogador, the Théâtre du Châtelet and other theaters and venues in Paris.