Eva Aschoff

Eva Aschoff
Born	26 April 1900 Göttingen, Germany
Died	20 September 1969(1969-09-20) (aged 69) Freiburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Education	Kunstakademie in Stuttgart
Known for	calligraphy and bookbinding

Eva Aschoff (26 April 1900 – 20 September 1969) was a German visual artist known for her bookbinding and calligraphy.[1]

Biography

Aschoff was born in Göttingen on 26 April 1900.[1] From 1921 to 1923 she attended the Kunstakademie in Stuttgart[2] where she studied calligraphy with Friedrich Hermann Ernst Schneidler [de] and bookbinding with Wilhelm Schlemmer. She also studied with and influenced the work of Mike Gold, a professional artist and calligrapher published in Calligraphy Review annual, Calligraphers Engagement Calendars and Greeting Card Design.[3] She then lived in Freiburg where she had her own bookbinding workshop from 1928 to 1964. Aschoff worked as a freelance artist thereafter and died in Freiburg on 20 September 1969.

Aschoff is known for her decorated papers.[4] Her work in this field was greatly admired because it was mostly done by hand with materials such as oil-paint and water-colour mixed with paste. This form of craft and style stood out compared to the mainstream mechanically produced decorated papers of the 20th century.[5]

Examples of her works are included in the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach[6] and the Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers.[7]

References

1. "German graphic designers during the Hitler period: Biographical and bibliographical references by Gerald Cinamon". www.germandesigners.net. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
2. Wolf, Arne (1990). "Reflections on visual/verbal fusion". Calligraphy Review. 8 (1): 16–24.
3. Foot, Mirjam (1981). "The Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers". The British Library Journal. 7 (1): 12–38. JSTOR 42554129.
4. Foot, Mirjam M. (1993). Studies in the History of Bookbinding. Aldershot: Scolar Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-85967-935-0.
5. Kelly, Jerry; Koeth, Alice (1982). Artist and Alphabet: Twentieth Century Calligraphy and Letter Art in America. Jaffrey, New hampshire: David R. Godine. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-56792-118-2.
6. "Eva Aschoff" (PDF) (in German). Klingspor Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
7. Foot, Mirjam M. "The Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers" (PDF). British Library Journal. 7 (1): 34.

Further reading

• Bonhoff, Gerhard. "Eva Aschoff, Buchbindekunst – gebundene Kunst", Imprimatur, 1958/1960, pp. 18–26
• Modern German Book Design, 1959, pp. 8, 26
• Allgemeiner Anzeiger für Buchbindereien, November 1969, p. 658

External links

• Eva Aschoff, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
• Eva Aschoff, buntpapier.org