Otto Arpke Painter

Otto Arpke was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and teacher at the Kunst- und Gewerbeschule in Mainz. Arpke was famous for his designs for the movie Das Kabinet des Dr Caligari and posters for the North German Lloyd shipping line. He designed one type face, Arpke Antiqua (1928, Shriftguss type foundry) which is available in digital form as Taiko.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 16, 1886
Birth place
Germany , Braunschweig
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathDecember 04, 1943
Place of death
Berlin , Germany

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field of work
Graphic arts

Otto Arpke on Wikipedia