Biography
Posters, photography, wrappings, certificates, stamps. Born 30 June 1892 in Buchen, Odenwald. Studied at the Munich Kunstgewerbeschule: a teacher was F.H. Ehmcke. 1920-33: taught commercial art at the Karlsruhe Landeskunstschule until dismissed by Nazis. 1934/5: research fellowship (Studiengast) at the German Academy, Rome. 1938-47: lived in Lenzkirch. 1947: returned to teaching at the Karlsruhe Akademie. His works were reproduced frequently in Das Zelt, journal of the Ehmcke-Kreises. Died 14 April 1966 in Karlsruhe.
Writings by
Writings about
- Art and Industry, October 1936, p. 139 (poster)
- 1958 (bibliography) ,
- ‘Gelegenheitsgraphik’ (New Year cards, etc.), Die Bücherstube, 1924, pp. 97-160, esp. pp. 145, 146
- Wilhelm Schnarrenberger 1892-1966, Tübingen: Eberhard-Karls-Universität, 1982 ,
- 2006 (includes auction records, 1974-2001). ,
- ‘Deutsche Gebrauchsgraphik’, Klimschs Jahrbuch, 1927, pp. 9-37 ,
- Die deutsche Werbegraphik, Berlin: Francke & Lang, 1927. , 1927 ,
- ‘Professor Wilhelm Schnarrenberger’, Gebrauchsgraphik (International Advertising Art), Berlin: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH (later: ‘Gebrauchsgraphik’ Druck und Verlag GmbH), 1933-71. Published from Munich from 1950., Jan. 1934, pp. 48-53 ,
- Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie, Munich, London, New Providence: K.G. Saur 1995- (from 1997: Munich only)., 1998
- ‘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 ,
- ‘Die Schrift in der Gelegenheitsgraphik’, Die zeitgemässe Schrift, Berlin/Leipzig: Verlag für Schriftkunde Heintze & Blanckertz., July 1934, pp. 7-23, esp. p. 18 (wine label) ,
Exhibitions
- Königsfeld, Baden, 1948
- Kunsthaus Fischinger, Stuttgart, 1953
- Städt. Galerie, Munich, 1956
- Galerie Gallwitz, Karlsruhe, 1958.