Jobst Freiherr von Harsdorf

Biography

Illustrations, book jackets. Born 16 October 1924 in Wilhelmshaven. After release from prisoner-of-war camp in England he studied, 1948-54, at Staatliche Akademie der bildenden Künste, Stuttgart (teachers included K. Rössing and Eugen Funk), and worked for printers. From 1954: worked in Stuttgart for publishers and pharmaceutical firms. From 1961: taught commercial art at Staatliche Kunstschule, Bremen.

Writings about

  • Vollmer, 1962.
  • Carl Heussner, ‘Jobst von Harsdorf, Stuttgart’, Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., Nov. 1957, pp. 46-51

Exhibitions

  • Kunsthalle, Bremen, 1961/2.