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Jan Tschichold

Jan Tschichold

German-Swiss, 1902

WA-00029805

Leipzig, Germany

CubismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

15

Institutional Exhibitions

36

Works in Collection

73

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ455232 ULAN500125556

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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The Graphic Revolution: 1915�1935

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Collage and the Photo-Image

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970–1971

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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The Photographic Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Film Posters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

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Posters

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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American Watercolors; Lettering and Arrangements in Poster Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

Field Verification (4 fields)

4 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5951
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Jan Tschichold (1902, 1974) was a Swiss typographer and graphic designer whose systematic approach to layout and letterform established principles that shaped postwar graphic design and printing standards across Europe. Working primarily in typography, he developed a rational, grid-based methodology that prioritized clarity and functional form over ornament. His influence extended to typeface design, book arts, and the standardization of typographic practice in the mid-twentieth century.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Cubism

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (36)

Ann Out neu Jahr

Ann Out neu Jahr

1955 · Letterpress

9 1/16 x 6 1/16" (23 x 15.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Penguins Progress 5

Penguins Progress 5

1947 · Letterpress

7 1/8 x 4 3/8" (18.1 x 11.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Generalversammlung des Verbandes schweizerischer Graphiker Basel, 15. und 16. Juni 1946

Generalversammlung des Verbandes schweizerischer Graphiker Basel, 15. und 16. Juni 1946

1946 · Letterpress

13 3/4 x 9 7/8" (34.9 x 25.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Der Berufsphotograph, Sein Werkzeug-Seine Arbeiten

Der Berufsphotograph, Sein Werkzeug-Seine Arbeiten

1938 · Photolithograph

25 1/4 × 35 3/4" (64.1 × 90.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1938 · Lithograph

25 1/8 x 35 13/16" (63.8 x 91 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Die Konstruktivisten (The Constructivists) (Poster for exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel)

1937 · Photolithograph

50 1/2 x 36" (128.3 x 91.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Die Konstruktivisten (The Constructivists) (Poster for exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel)

Die Konstruktivisten (The Constructivists) (Poster for exhibition in the Kunsthalle Basel)

1937 · Photolithograph

51 1/4 x 35 1/2" (130.2 x 90.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kunsthalle Basel, Chagall

Kunsthalle Basel, Chagall

1933 · Photolithograph

50 x 35 1/2" (126.2 x 89 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Schrift: Saskia

Schrift: Saskia

1931 · Letterpress

5 13/16 x 8 5/16" (14.8 x 21.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plakate der Avantgarde (Posters of the Avant-Garde) (Poster for a Munich exhibition of works from the collection of Jan Tschichold)

Plakate der Avantgarde (Posters of the Avant-Garde) (Poster for a Munich exhibition of works from the collection of Jan Tschichold)

1930 · Letterpress

16 11/16 x 23 1/2" (42.4 x 59.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Film und Foto exhibition letterhead

Film und Foto exhibition letterhead

1929 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jan Tschichold Ring NWG letterhead

Jan Tschichold Ring NWG letterhead

1929 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jan Tschichold stationery postcard (Sent to Piet Zwart)

Jan Tschichold stationery postcard (Sent to Piet Zwart)

1929 · Letterpress

4 × 5 3/4" (10.2 × 14.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker (Master School for German book printers) letterhead

Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker (Master School for German book printers) letterhead

1929 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Typografische Entwurfstechnik München (Instruction sheet for printed letterheads)

1929 · Letterpress on vellum

16 5/8 × 11 3/4" (42.2 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Foto-Auge

1929 · Book with letterpress cover by Lissitzky and letterpress text and reproductions

page: 11 9/16 x 7 5/8" (29.3 x 19.4 cm); book: 11 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 1/2" (29.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Volksverband für Filmkunst München letterhead

Volksverband für Filmkunst München letterhead

1928 · Letterpress

11 1/2 × 8 1/4" (29.2 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Süddeutsche Holzwirtschaftsbank, AG. letterhead

Süddeutsche Holzwirtschaftsbank, AG. letterhead

1928 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Graphische Berufsschule München (Graphic Professional School Munich) letterhead

Graphische Berufsschule München (Graphic Professional School Munich) letterhead

1927 · Letterpress

11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Orient Express (Poster for the film directed by Wilhelm Thiele)

1927 · Lithograph

46 1/16 × 32 11/16" (117 × 83 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Die Hose (the Trousers) at Phoebus Palast (Poster for the film directed by Hans Behrendt, based on the play by Carl Sternheim)

Die Hose (the Trousers) at Phoebus Palast (Poster for the film directed by Hans Behrendt, based on the play by Carl Sternheim)

1927 · Offset lithograph

47 x 33" (119.3 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Phoebus-Palast, Musikalische und Filmdarbietungen von Rang, Programm

Phoebus-Palast, Musikalische und Filmdarbietungen von Rang, Programm

1927 · Letterpress

12 3/16 x 9 3/16" (31.0 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Buster Keaton in: "Der General"

Buster Keaton in: "Der General"

1927 · Offset lithograph

47 x 33" (119.4 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Die Frau ohne Namen (The Woman Without a Name) (Film poster for the Phoebus-Palast cinema, Munich)

Die Frau ohne Namen (The Woman Without a Name) (Film poster for the Phoebus-Palast cinema, Munich)

1927 · Photolithograph

48 3/4 x 34" (123.8 x 86.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

36 published of 70 catalogued · 53 with image

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1 published

Record

Images

Jan Tschichold

Museum of Modern Art

Andromeda (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Andromeda (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements2

Cubism Abstract Art

Collections2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US