Fritz Kahn, Anatomy of ideas.
30/11/2013.
Book. TASCHEN.
metalocus, LAURA CANTO.
metalocus, LAURA CANTO.
Now you can get the work of a life of a pioneer of graphic arts, a forgotten genius, Fritz Kahn. Published by the known TASCHEN, available at an affordable price!
Biologie des Bratenduftes (The biology of smelling a roast) Das Leben des Menschen III, Franckh/Kosmos, Stuttgart 1926, pl. XV © Franckh/Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG.
Tageswachstum der Haare (Daily hair growth) Das Leben des Menschen IV, Franckh/Kosmos, Stuttgart 1929, p.236. © Franckh/Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG.
Die Entfaltung der Insektenflügel (The unfolding of insect wings) Das Buch der Natur II, Albert Müller, Rüschlikon/Zurich 1952, p.100. © Fritz Kahn.
Der Resonanzfang (Resonance access) Original illustration for Das Atom, Albert Müller, Rüschlikon/Zurich 1949, p. 117 © Fritz Kahn/Zentralbibliothek Zürich, box 18.
Cover of the book. Ed.TASCHEN. Hardcover. 25x31,7 cm, 392 pages.
Fritz Kahn was a German doctor, educator, popular science writer, and information graphics pioneer whose brilliant work has all but fallen into oblivion. Chased out of Germany by the Nazis, who banned and burned his books, Kahn emigrated to Palestine, then France, and finally the United States to continue his life's work. Though his achievements were numerous, the most notable was the development of creative visualizations to explain complex scientific ideas.
Published on the 125th anniversary of Kahn's birth and destined to bring his work back into the spotlight, this monograph features more than 350 illustrations with extensive captions, three original texts by Fritz Kahn, a foreword by Steven Heller, and an essay about Kahn’s life and œuvre. Natural science buffs, graphics professionals, and anyone interested in visual expression of ideas will be fascinated by this tribute to Kahn’s greatest achievements.
Fritz Kahn, Berlin, 1914. Photo courtesy of Taschen.
