Bayer, Herbert#
b. Haag am Hausruck (Upper Austria), April 5, 1900, d. Montecito (USA), Sept. 30, 1985, graphic designer, painter, photographer, studied at the Bauhaus School of Architecture & Arts and Crafts in Weimar, innovative use of photography in his early works, 1925-1928 head of the advertisement and typography workshop at the Bauhaus School in Dessau, then worked for advertising agencies and art exhibitions in Berlin; emigrated to the USA, where he took on various jobs in the fields of graphic design, painting, architecture and landscape planning.
Literature#
A. A. Cohen, H. B. - The Complete Work, 1984; B. Widder, H. B. Architektur, Skulptur, Landschaftsgestaltung, 2000.