General Dynamics - Hydrodynamics, 1955

Nitsche, Erik poster: General Dynamics - Hydrodynamics

Erik Nitsche was a promising young Swiss graphic designer who moved to the US in 1934, making his name designing hundreds of album covers for Decca. In 1955 he became the Art Director for General Dynamics, a leading multi-division technology firm most famous for building the first nuclear submarine. There, Nitsche created several spectacular series of posters promoting the conglomerate’s various disciplines.

This poster was displayed during the First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, August 1955.

Nitsche, Erik

35.4 x 50.4 inches (90 x 128 cm)

Lithograph | Backed on linen

Inventory #SWL09649

KEYWORDS:
peace
1950s
ocean/sea
water/watersports
submarine
med-lg
science
Int'l Typographic Style
Switzerland
gray
white
green