Biography
Wood engravings, book jackets, posters, stamps, illustrations, publicity, ex-libris. Born 17 February 1893 in Stuttgart. 1912-14, 1919-21: studied at the Munich Kunstgewerbeschule: a teacher was Julius Diez. After the First World War he freelanced, his clients including the publishers Eugen Diederichs, Georg Müller and Delphin Verlag. 1921: his type ornaments and borders (Deutscher Schmuck)and typeface Ege-Schrift issued by Genzsch & Heyse, Hamburg. 1925: his typeface Basalt issued by Genzsch & Heyse. 1925-35: head of the Munich Lehrwerkstätten (apprentice workshops; formerly the Debschitz-Schule). 1927-1958: director, commercial art department, Munich Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker (today the Akademie für das grafische Gewerbe) until his retirement. From August 1950: art director of the journal of commercial art Gebrauchsgraphik. 1973: awarded the City of Munich Medal of Honour. Died 10 August 1978 in Munich.
Writings by
- Who’s Who in Graphic Art, 2nd ed., Dübendorf, 1982., 1982. (ed.),
Writings about
- Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, Munich/Leipzig: K.G. Saur Verlag, 1990-., 2002.
- Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, Leipzig: Deutsche Buchgewerbeverein., 1936, in inset betw. pp. 416/17 (pattern paper, 1924)
- ‘Wahrzeichen – Warenzeichen’ (trademarks), Das Plakat, Feb. 1921, pp. 69-100 ,
- ‘Das Gebrauchsexlibris’, Die Bücherstube, 1924, pp. 328-338 (EE: pp. 341, 345) ,
- ‘München und Reklame’, Die Reklame, May 1925, pp. 450-63 ,
- ‘Eduard Ege’, Exlibris, May 1926, pp. 31-8 ,
- 13 Schildbürgerstreiche, Munich: Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker, 1935
- Art and Industry, October 1936, p. 137 (poster)
- Archiv für Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik, Leipzig: Deutsche Buchgewerbeverein., 1939, pp. 570, 571 (book illustrations)
- brief biography, Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., April 1953, p. 57
- ‘German postage stamps’, Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., Feb. 1970, pp. 10-15 ,
- ‘Ausstellung in der Höheren Graphischen Fachschule der Stadt Berlin’ (wine labels), Die zeitgemässe Schrift, Berlin/Leipzig: Verlag für Schriftkunde Heintze & Blanckertz., Oct. 1933, pp. 3-6 ,
- ‘Eduard Ege, Munich’, Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., Sept. 1938, pp. 17-26 ,
Exhibitions
- International Philatelist Exh., Paris, 1964.
Collections
- Kunsthalle, Hamburg
- Klingspor Museum, Frankfurt a.M.