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Felix Hoffmann (born 18 April 1911 in Aarau; died 16 June 1975) was a Swiss graphic designer, illustrator and stained glass artist. He created countless illustrations for children's books, illustrations from literature (including the only one of Thomas Mann authorized illustration of The Magic Mountain), and stained glass windows, frescoes, and Etchings.

Churches with Hoffmann's stained glass windows edit

Church of Aarau city
Reformed Church Auenstein
Reformed Church Bözen
Reformed Church Kirchberg
Reformed Church Umiken
Bern Minster

Illustrations edit

Fine Press Commissions edit

Mann, Thomas, The Magic Mountain (Two Volumes), 1962 for The Limited Editions Club.
Stoker, Bram, Dracula, 1965 for The Limited Editions Club.
Longus, Daphnis and Chloe, 1972 for The Imprint Society.
Mann, Thomas, Death in Venice, 1972 for The Limited Editions Club.

Children's books edit

"The Story of Christmas: A Picture Book"

Illustrations for Brothers Grimm tales:

"The Sleeping Beauty"
"Rapunzel"
"Four Clever Brothers"
"Hans in Luck"
"Tom Thumb"
"Konig Drosselbart" in English "King Thrushbeard"
"The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids"
"The Seven Ravens"

Bibliography edit

Felix Hoffmann, Retrospective, Kunsthaus Aarau, Aargau. Sauerland Verlag Aarau, 1977, ISBN 3-7941-1637-2.

External links edit

Hoffmann, Felix in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Erinnerungen an Felix Hoffmann^{[permanent dead link]}
Datenbank Schweizer Kunst, Biografie
Eintrag zu F.H. bei der Int. Holzschneider Vereinigung Xylon
Felix Hoffmann - Seine Arbeit im Buch, in Glas und auf der Wand