Die Kunst Des Spiegel/The Art of Der Spiegel: Titel-Illustrationen aus funf Jabrzehnten/Cover Illustrations over Five Decades

by Stefan Aust

Front cover illustrations for DER SPIEGEL have a long history. Commissioned artists such as Braldt Bralds, Michael Matthias Prechtl, Dieter Wiesmuller or Rafal Olbinski rank among the best illustrators in the world. For five decades, their talent for illustrating current events and contemporary themes has helped to define DER SPIEGEL'S look. Now for the first time, original illustrations and corresponding magazine covers are included in a beautifully produced catalogue to accompany a current museum exhibition. One hundred and fifty illustrations by sixty artists are featured along with biographical information on each artist and discussions of artistic approaches. A preface by Steven Heller, the distinguished Art Director for The New York Times, opens the book and an interview with long-time cover editor Eberhardt Wachsmith completes the volume.

264 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2004

About the author

Stefan Aust (born 1 July 1946 in Stade, Lower Saxony) is a German journalist and was the editor-in-chief of the weekly news magazine Der Spiegel from 1994 to February 2008.