Motif 6 : Shenval Press, London, 1961 : cover based on Uganda : Hans Unger

            Motif magazine was published the by Shenval Press in 13 issues running from 1958 until 1967 and was editied by Ruari McLean. Shenval was run by James Shand (1905 - 1967), a complex figure, who ran the business whilst being happier amongst London's bohemian community - it allowed him to issue alongside Motif three other influential publications on design and typography; Typography (1936 - 39), Alphabet and Image (1946 - 48) and Image (1949 - 52). 

Issue No. 6, from Spring 1961, has covers, endpapers and an article based on Hans Unger's " ... impressions of a recent trip " to Uganda. This is the striking front cover. 

Hans Unger (1915 - 1975) was a German born artist and designer who, as part of the diaspora of German Jews in the 1930s, fled his homeland and settled in South Africa. During service with the armed forces in North Africa he was captured by Italian forces but escaped. He came to the UK in 1948 and in the following decades he produced not just posters for companies such as the GPO and London Transport, but also designed book covers as well as becoming well known for mosaic and stained glass windows.

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Sets appears in: • Motif No. 6, Spring 1961 • Motif : magazine of the visual arts 1958 - 1967 : Ruari McLean and James Shand : Shenval Press, London more » • Shenval Press « less

Groups appears in: • That Old Timey Feeling • Vintage Illustration more » • PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY « less

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