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In this thematic area, several approaches are combined: on the one hand, from a monographic perspective, focusing on certain major figures whose careers remain insufficiently documented, as well as on lesser-known figures – particularly women – whose contributions is brought to light; on the other hand, focusing on groups in order to highlight the collective dimension of graphic practice and its ideological and aesthetic foundations.

Heroic figures

  • Maximilien Vox (Samuel Monod, 1894–1974)

  • Henri van de Velde (1863–1957)

  • Fernand Baudin (1918–2005)

France and Switzerland in mirror

  • Jacques Devillers (1921–2002)

  • Jean Petit (1927–1999)

  • Jeanine Fricker (1925–2004)

Professional associations

  • Alliance graphique internationale (AGI)

  • Association Typographique internationale (ATypi)

The Swiss men and women of Paris

  • Albert Hollenstein (1900–2000)

  • Gérard Ifert (1900–2000)

  • Rudi Meyer (1900–2000)

  • Jean Widmer (1900–2000)

Figures of counterculture

  • Prénom Nom (1900–2000)

  • Prénom Nom (1900–2000)

  • Prénom Nom (1900–2000)

● Maximilien Vox (Samuel Monod, 1894–1974)
● Henri van de Velde (1863–1957)
● Fernand Baudin (1918–2005)
● Jacques Devillers (1921–2002)
● Jean Petit (1927–1999)
● Jeanine Fricker (1925–2004)
● l’Alliance graphique internationale (AGI)
● l’Association Typographique internationale (ATypi)
● Albert Hollenstein (1900–2000)
● Gérard Ifert (1900–2000)
● Rudi Meyer (1900–2000)