School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Hans Erni

Born: 1909, Switzerland, Lucerne   Died: 2015

Painter, printmaker, designer, ceramicist and illustrator. Started work as a measurement technician before studying art at the École des Artes Metiers in Lucerne, 1927-28, the Académie Julian in Paris, 1928-29, and then in Berlin, 1929-30. Since 1949 he has produced numerous stamp designs for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. He has also designed banknotes, theatre costumes, mosaics, tapestries and murals some of which have been commissioned by organisations such as CIBA, Nestlé, the United Nations and UNESCO

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Alpheus and Arethusa PR2918 Prints

Enten [Ducks] PR5128 Prints

Homme et Cheval PR3279 Prints

Putzerin [Cleaner] PR5132 Prints




 
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