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Dorothea Schmid Hofmann
Dorothea Hofmann at NID Ahmedabad, c.1965
Born(1929-10-09)9 October 1929
Lucerne, Switzerland
Died26 July 2023(2023-07-26) (aged 93)
Other namesDorli
Alma materSchule für Gestaltung Basel
OccupationGraphic designer
Known forTypography and design education
Notable workDie Geburt eines Stils (The Birth of a Style)
StyleSwiss graphic design
MovementInternational Typographic Style
Spouse
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(m. 1953)​

Dorothea Hofmann (née Schmid, 9 October 1929 – 26 July 2023), also known as Dorli,[1] was a Swiss graphic designer, artist, educator and the author of Die Geburt eines Stils (The Birth of a Style). She was one of the first students who passed the Basel education model. She took several educational trips to various parts of the world. Hofmann collaborated closely with her partner Armin on developing design education.

Life and work

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Hofmann trained as a graphic designer at Schule für Gestaltung Basel, Switzerland. Dorothea married graphic designer and pedagogue Armin Hofmann in 1953 during her third year of a graphic design course where Armin was her teacher.[2] Armin had opened a graphic design studio with Dorothea in 1947.[3] They were married for 67 years and lived together in Lucerne, Switzerland.[4][5] Hoffmann undertook numerous further education trips to Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Mexico, Guatemala, Egypt, India, the US and more.[6]

Dorothea Hofmann taught at various art and design schools such as Yale University School of Art, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, Atlanta College of Art, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca in Mexico, The New York Studio School of Art, and the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad; she presented her work at exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad.[7][6] When the Hofmanns visited National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Dorothea acted as Armin's translator while he advised in the formulation of the graphic design course, and she took one course in Letter Design at the institute in 1964 during the six months she spent there. [8] The Hofmanns had their summer home at Brissago where Yale Graphic Design workshops took place from 1977 to 1996.[9]

Hofmann's book Die Geburt eines Stils (The Birth of a Style) studies the influence of the Basel education model on Swiss graphic design. It includes works of Swiss graphic designers who were teachers and students of Basel Allgemeine Gewerbeschule or Schule für Gestaltung Basel, like Hermann Eidenbenz, Emil Ruder, Armin Hofmann, Karl Gerstner, Gérard Ifert, Nelly Rudin, Pierre Mendell, Wolfgang Weingart, Kenneth Hiebert, Dan Friedman (graphic designer), April Greiman, Thérèse Moll, Elisabeth Dietschi, Heidi Schatzmann, Sigrid Bovensiepen, Inge Druckrey, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and more. [10][7]

(L-R standing) P.M. Dalwadi, Maharajji (with cap), Vikas Satwalekar, Armin Hofmann, Dorothea Hofmann, Manu Gajjar, and Arjun Gajjar. (L-R seated) I.S. Mathur, S.Balaram, Ishu Patel, Rohit Modi, and Mahendra C. Patel

Hofmann died on 26 July 2023, at the age of 93.[11]

Exhibitions

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Hofmann’s first verified exhibition was Dorothea Hofmann, Meret Oppenheim, K.R.H. Sonderborg - Zeichnungen at Galerie Handschin in Basel in 1966, and the most recent exhibition was 39è Mini print Internacional de Cadaqués a Pineda at Fundació Tharrats d’Art Gràfic in Barcelona in 2019. Hofmann is most frequently exhibited in Spain, but also had exhibitions in United States, Switzerland.[12]

Some of her notable exhibitions have been:

Solo exhibitions

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  • 1990 - Dorothea Hoffman: Drawing Exhibition - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery - The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA
  • 1986 - Dorothea Hoffman: Drawings and Etchings - Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, USA

Group exhibitions

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  • 2019 - 39è Mini print Internacional de Cadaqués a Pineda - Fundació Tharrats d’Art Gràfic, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2019 - 39é Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués 2019 - Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2018 - 38th Mini Print Internacional De Cadaques 2018 - Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués, Barcelona, Spain
  • 1999 - Armin and Dorothea Hofmann - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
  • 1966 - Dorothea Hofmann, Meret Oppenheim, K.R.H. Sonderborg - Zeichnungen - Galerie Handschin, Basel, Switzerland

References

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  1. ^ "Walking The Invisible Line Between Art And Design". www.vonbartha.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ "Eye Magazine | Feature | The enigma of Thérèse Moll". Eye Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ Meggs, Philip B.; Purvis, Alston W. (2016). Meggs' history of graphic design (6th ed.). Wiley. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-118-77205-8. OCLC 949812465.
  4. ^ "Eye Magazine | Review | Swiss style: the prequel". Eye Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ "NZZ am Sonntag - E-Paper". epaper.nzz.ch. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. ^ a b "Die Geburt eines Stils [The Birth of a Style]". Triest. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ^ a b "The Era Hofmann". erahofmann.ch. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  8. ^ National Institute of Design (2013). 50 years of the National Institute of Design, 1961-2011. Ahmedabad. ISBN 978-81-86199-71-8. OCLC 871374480.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ "Brissago". Zeitgraph Inc. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  10. ^ Hofmann, Dorothea (2016). Die Geburt eines Stils der Einfluss des Basler Ausbildungsmodells auf die Schweizer Grafik. Zürich. ISBN 978-3-03863-017-3. OCLC 949784178.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "Dorothea Hofmann Schmid". Gedenkzeit. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ^ ArtFacts. "Dorothea Hofmann | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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