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Klingspor
Klingspor is a Swedish surname and may refer to: * Agneta Klingspor (1946–2022), Swedish author * Alexander Klingspor (born 1977), Swedish painter and sculptor * Count Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (1744–1814), Swedish noble military officer * Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany * Klingspor Type Foundry The Klingspor Type Foundry was a German moveable type, hot metal type foundry established in 1892 when Carl Klingspor bought out the Rudhard’sche Foundry of Offenbach. His sons, Karl and younger brother Wilhelm, took on the business in 1904, ren ..., Germany See also * Wilhelm Klingspor-Schrift, a typeface {{disambiguation, surname Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Klingspor
Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden and the United States. Overview Klingspor left Sweden for the United States and was apprenticed to the American illustrator and painter Mark English in Kansas City, Missouri. He then returned to Stockholm in Sweden and joined the workshop of Magnus Bratt, a copyist artist for the National Museum of Sweden, who specializes in 16th-century oil paintings. Klingspor has worked in Sweden and the United States, based in Stockholm and New York City. His themes explore the unconscious mind with a surreal quality. Klingspor's exhibitions include: * 2000 – Gallery Stenlund, Stockholm, Sweden * 2002 – Cercle Suedois, Paris, France * 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 – Arcadia Gallery, New York City, United States * 2005 – Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm, Sweden * 2007 – Christie's, Stockholm, Sweden * 2008 – LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States * 2008, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Klingspor
Agneta Klingspor (4 January 1946 – 2 June 2022) was a Swedish author. Her literary debut, ', was published during the Swedish feminist movements of 1977, and was controversial upon release. She published several other books, and wrote art criticism for Swedish newspapers. Early life and education Agneta Klingspor was born in Lysekil on 4 January 1946, and grew up in the Swedish town of Uddevalla, both of which lie inside Västra Götaland County. She studied literary history and the social sciences. Career Her first book, ' (English: ''Do Not Just Cut the Rice''), was published in 1977, and relied heavily on her personal journals during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time of publication, she was working in psychiatry. She said in an interview that the popular changes in attitude toward feminism had inspired her to publish the book, and she looked up to the works of women writers Suzanne Brøgger and Erica Jong; she was also inspired by Anaïs Nin. The book was controversial u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingspor Type Foundry
The Klingspor Type Foundry was a German moveable type, hot metal type foundry established in 1892 when Carl Klingspor bought out the Rudhard’sche Foundry of Offenbach. His sons, Karl and younger brother Wilhelm, took on the business in 1904, renaming the foundry ''Gebrüder Klingspor'' in 1906, and turned it into a major concern. Famous type designers like Rudolf Koch, Walter Tiemann and Otto Eckmann worked for this foundry and created well known typefaces like Koch Antiqua, Wilhelm Klingspor, Tiemann Antiqua and Eckmann (typeface), Eckmann. Starting in 1925, Klingspor types were distributed in the United States by Continental Type Founders Association. The foundry closed in 1956 when it was acquired by D. Stempel AG, which had held a majority stake in the company since 1917. The right of the typefaces was transferred to D. Stempel AG, Frankfurt am Main which then had been transferred to Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Linotype. Many original designs can be seen in the Klingspor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingspor Museum
The Klingspor-Museum is a museum in Offenbach, Germany, specializing in the art of modern book production, typography and type. It includes a collection of fine art books from Karl Klingspor, one of the owners of Klingspor Type Foundry in Offenbach am Main, which inspired the museum's creation. The collection The museum hosts the work of famous type designers like Rudolf Koch, Otto Eckmann, Peter Behrens, Walter Tiemann, Rudo Spemann, Imre Reiner, Hans Bohn, Karlgeorg Hoefer, Ernst Schneidler, Werner Bunz and Georg Trump. Paul Ritter donated his collection of Frans Masereel to the museum. Many works from other printing collections such as the Acorn Press, Bremer Presse, Cranach Presse, Doves Press, Edition Tiessen, Ernst Engel Presse (to name a few), are in the collection of the museum. The library is open for visitors and holds several exhibitions each year. See also * Museumsufer Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) is the name of a landscape of museums in Frankfurt, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Klingspor-Schrift
Rudolf Koch (20 November 1876 – 9 April 1934) was a German type designer, professor, and a master of lettering, calligraphy, typography and illustration. Commonly known for his typefaces created for the Klingspor Type Foundry, his most widely used typefaces include Neuland and Kabel. Overview Koch spent his teenage years working in Hanau as an apprentice in a metal goods workshop, whilst also attending art school, where he learned to draw, and soon after went to the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. Between 1897 and 1906 he worked for various businesses in the book trade in Leipzig, illustrating and designing book covers in the Art Nouveau style that was popular at the time. In 1906 Koch began working for the Rudhard Type foundry in Offenbach, later known as the Klingspor Type foundry. Other notable designers who worked for the foundry include Otto Eckmann and Peter Behrens. Koch was deeply spiritual and a devout Lutheran, spending much of his time working on religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor
Count Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor (7 December 1744 – 15 May 1814) was a Swedish noble military officer and one of the Lords of the Realm. He is probably best known from his time as field marshal of Finland during the Finnish War and for participating in the coup that dethroned Gustav IV of Sweden. 1744 births 1814 deaths Field marshals of Sweden Swedish military personnel of the Finnish War 18th-century Swedish military personnel 19th-century Swedish military personnel {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub Wilhelm Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ... Swedish counts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
