Theo Matejko

Theo Matejko
Born(1893-06-18)18 June 1893
Vienna, Austria
Died9 September 1946(1946-09-09) (aged 53)
Thiersee, Austria
NationalityAustrian

Theo Matejko (18 June 1893 – 9 September 1946) was an Austrian illustrator.

He served in World War I and covered racing car events.[1] In October 1928, with Ludwig Dettmann, he was invited on the first transatlantic flight of the airship Graf Zeppelin, where he made an artistic record of the voyage.[2][3]

Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler theatrical release poster, by Theo Matejko.

In 1933, he became involved with the Nazis and created propaganda materials. He was involved in the design work for the posters for the 1936 Olympics. He worked on Die Wehrmacht magazine during World War II; at the beginning of the war, he published a series of drawings depicting the horrors of indiscriminate bombing on civilians.[4]

"Bomben über uns" (1933)

In 1961 the Museum of Modern Art in New York City had an exhibition of his film posters.[5] His work is collected in museums like the Imperial War Museum[6] the Victoria and Albert Museum.[7] and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.[8]

  1. ^ Bentz, Oliver. "Kraft, Tempo und Dynamik". Vermessungen - Wiener Zeitung Online (in German).
  2. ^ Vaeth, J Gordon (1958). Graf Zeppelin: The Adventures Of An Aerial Globetrotter. New York City, US: Harper & Brothers. p. 9. OL 4113768W.
  3. ^ Lehmann, Ernst (1937). Zeppelin: The Story of Lighter-than-air Craft. London, UK: Longmans, Green and Co. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-78155-012-0. OL 25072641M.
  4. ^ "'Bombs Over Us'; Prophetic drawings by a German artist". Life. Time Inc: 26–27. 11 September 1939. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Theo Matejko". The Museum of Modern Art.
  6. ^ "Matejko, Theo, Hände Weg vom Ruhrgebiet! [Hands Off the Ruhr!] - IWMPC - VADS: the online resource for visual arts". vads.ac.uk.
  7. ^ "You Help as well! | Matejko, Theo | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Theo Matejko". www.stedelijk.nl.