Book and magazine covers by Swedish graphic designer Olle Eksell (1918-2007):
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1959, George Orwell, 1984
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1970, Bra Bocker, De Glomda
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1950, Lincoln Barnett, Einstein och Universum
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1951, Paul Bowles, Den skyddande himlen (Sheltering Sky)
Olle Eksell, Hardkokt cover, 1960
Olle Eksell, 1962 Graphis magazine cover
Olle Eksell, Form i centrum cover, 1958
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1958, George Gamou, Ett tva tre…
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1952 Världsdeckaren n.1
(Swedish edition of the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
scan by P-E Fronning
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1952 Världsdeckaren n.3
(Swedish edition of the Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine)
scan by P-E Fronning
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1953, Raymond Chandler, Fonstret (The High Window)
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1960, Helgon & Hetsporrar (poetry from the Beat Generation and SF Renaissance)
Olle Eksell, book cover, 1960, Bernt Erikson, Om massingen vaknar
Olle Eksell, Utsikt, Swedish literary magazine cover, 1948
Olle Eksell, Grafisk form nu, 1952
Some links for Olle Eksell:
—Eksell website
–comprehensive Japanese book from PIE
—AGI obituary on design related
—Eksell posts on Martin Klasch (and P-E Fronning’s corresponding flickr set)
When P-E posted the above utsikt cover, he wrote that “the style is very much like some you’ll find in Alvin Lustig’s works… I haven’t found proof of it but could Eksell been a student of Lustig’s? He studied in LA after the war and Lustig taught there at the time…” Does anyone know if this is the case?
Previously:
Lord of the Flugornas: More Vintage Swedish Book Covers
Cocktaildags: Vintage Swedish Book Covers
