Abram Games was one of the twentieth century’s great graphic designers. In acknowledging his power as a propagandist, he claimed, "I wind the spring and the public, in looking at the poster, will have that spring released in its mind." For over 60 years he produced some of Britain’s most memorable images including the ‘Blonde Bombshell’ ATS poster of 1941. In 1960 he was commissioned by FAO to produce promotional posters for the Freedom From Hunger Campaign. Abram Games (1914 – 1996) Some of the most memorable graphic images of mid-20th century Britain were the work of the designer ABRAM GAMES (1914-1996). Abram Games, MBE (born: 1914 died: 1996) was a British graphic designer. Abram Games. Prolific graphic designer Abram Games was born to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents in Whitechapel, East London, in 1914.
Abram Games (29 July 1914 – 27 August 1996) was a British graphic designer. The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – has earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic designers. Abram Games died in London at the age of 82 on 27th August 1996. See more ideas about Abram games, Abrams, Games. The Influence of Surrealism. Because of the length of his career – over six decades – his work is essentially a record of the er… Abram Games, British graphic designer best known for the World War II posters he created while serving as official war poster designer for England; his works were noted for their vividness and clarity and bore the influences of Futurism, Abstraction, and Surrealism (b. July 29, 1914--d. Aug. 27, 1996). Six years later his own obituary appeared in the Journal written by Professor Alan and Isabella Livingston. His work is now a fascinating record of social history.
For many Britons in the 1950s the image of Britannia festooned with red, white and blue bunting was … The style of his work – refined but vigorous compared to the work of contemporaries – has earned him a place in the pantheon of the best of 20th-century graphic designers. In 1946, Abram Games left the War Office armed with this testimonial: ‘His work had to be subtly persuasive, or directly “propagandist” – but it was always effective, compelling, and of outstanding quality.’ During the Second World War, Captain Game He was born Abraham Gamse , he was the son of immigrants : a Latvian photographer and a Russo-Polish (part Russian , part Polish ) seamstress . London 1914 - London 1996 Abram Games, whose real name was Abraham Gamse, was born in Whitechapel, London, in 1914. He was born Abraham Gamse, he was the son of immigrants: a Latvian photographer and a Russo-Polish (part Russian, part Polish) seamstress.
Abram Games, MBE (born: 1914 died: 1996) was a British graphic designer.