Felix Hoffmann (born 18 April 1911 in

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; died 16 June 1975) was a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and

stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

artist. He created countless illustrations for children's books, illustrations from literature (including the only one of Thomas Mann authorized illustration of '' The Magic Mountain''), and

windows, frescoes, and Etchings.

Churches with Hoffmann's stained glass windows

* Church of Aarau city * Reformed Church Auenstein *

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* Reformed Church Kirchberg * Reformed Church Umiken * Bern Minster

Illustrations

Fine Press Commissions

*Mann, Thomas, The Magic Mountain (Two Volumes), 1962 for The Limited Editions Club. * Stoker, Bram, Dracula, 1965 for The Limited Editions Club. *Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, 1972 for The Imprint Society. *Mann, Thomas, Death in Venice, 1972 for The Limited Editions Club.

Children's books

* "The Story of Christmas: A Picture Book" Illustrations for Brothers Grimm tales: * "The Sleeping Beauty" * "Rapunzel" * "Four Clever Brothers" * "Hans in Luck" * "Tom Thumb" * "Konig Drosselbart" in English "King Thrushbeard" * "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids" * "The Seven Ravens"

Bibliography

* Felix Hoffmann, ''Retrospective, Kunsthaus Aarau, Aargau.'' Sauerland Verlag Aarau, 1977, .

External links

*
Erinnerungen an Felix Hoffmann

Eintrag zu F.H. bei der Int. Holzschneider Vereinigung Xylon

Felix Hoffmann - Seine Arbeit im Buch, in Glas und auf der Wand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Felix Swiss graphic designers Swiss illustrators Swiss stained glass artists and manufacturers 20th-century illustrators of fairy tales 1911 births 1975 deaths People from Aarau