Tom Eckersley

Thomas Eckersley ( born September 30, 1914 in Lowton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, † August 4, 1997 in London, also: Tom Eckersley ) was a British graphic designer, specializing in poster design.

Life and work

His artistic education began in 1930 at Salford Art School, where one quickly recognized his abilities and honored him with the Heywood Medal for the best students. 1934 moved Eckersley to London and settled there, along with his fellow student Eric Lombers ( 1914-1978 ), as a freelance commercial artist down. In 1937 he became a teacher at the Westminster School of Art in 1941, his son Richard Eckersley was († 2006), who also became a well known graphic artist in the United States, was born.

After the Second World War, Thomas Eckersley worked freelance for numerous industrial companies such as British Petroleum; British Broadcasting Corporation; London Transport; and public or independent institutions and organizations such as UNICEF; World Wide Fund for Nature and for the General Post Office. He designed posters, framed magazines and illustrated books. In 1958 he became head of the graphics department (until 1977 ) at the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts. In 1964, his works at the documenta III in Kassel in the Department graphics were shown.

Literature and sources

• Documenta III. International Exhibition; Catalogue: Volume 1: Paintings and Sculpture; Volume 2: Hand drawings; Volume 3: Industrial design, graphic; Kassel / Cologne 1964