Henrion, Frederick Henri Kay
Frederick Henri Kay Henrion (April 18, 1914 - July 5, 1990) was a German-born British graphic designer prominent in the mid-20th century. Henrion was born Heinrich Fritz Kohn in Nurnberg, Germany, but later (in 1936) moved to England after studying poster design in Paris under the renowned artist Paul Colin (1892 - 1985). In England, he began to develop his unique identity and style as a graphic designer and pavilion designer for trade shows and international expositions. During World War II, Henrion was initially interned on the Isle of Man as a citizen of an enemy nation, but his artistic skills were soon put to use, producing striking propaganda posters for the British Ministry of Information, as well as for the U.S. Office of War Information. After the war, Henrion worked as an art director at Contact Books before founding his own consultancy in 1951. In addition to continuing to design exposition pavilions, including those for the 1951 Festival of Britain, he created a number of corporate identities for brands such as KLM, British European Airways, and the National Theatre. Additionally, Henrion worked as an art editor for several publications and taught at the Royal College of Art and later at the London College of Printing. Henrion's renown was such that he received the designation Royal Designer for Industry as well as the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).
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This is Frederick Henri Kay Henrion's striking c. 1944 anti-Nazi poster produced during the Allied counter-offensive against Germany during World War II (1939 - 1945). Although emphasizing unity among the Allies, it also subtly hints at underlying tensions. (more details)