Ludwig Hohlwein Life And Accomplishments

Ludwig Hohlwein was born in the summer of 1894 in Germany. He was born into a prominent family and took advantage of his standing. He studied Architecture at the Technical University in Munich, and it was during this time that he created his first illustrations. After finishing his studies, he traveled abroad but eventually settled in Munich where he did many different things, not limited to architecture, graphic design, and interior design for home and ocean liners (Ludwig Hohlwein).
Hohlwein settled very quickly into a very definitive style of artwork using harsh shading, keeping much of his work flat, and using clean backgrounds, allowing the subject matter to stand out. He also used large eye catching typography on his posters. He used print,

One such poster was titled “Woman in Air Protection”. It was meant to emphasize the role of women in the air raid since they were allowed to join the air defense along with men (Bunker in Braunschweig). Other propaganda posters that contained female figures usually advertised the Union of German Maidens, an arm of the Hitler Youth.
After Hitler was thrown from power, Ludwig Hohlwein’s reputation was tarnished. However, that did not stop him. He went on to create the advertisements for the 1936 Winter Olympic Games. Ludwig went back to his usual light color pallet using shading to create texture and interest in the subject, as he had done previously before working for the Nazi Party.
Ludwig Hohlwein’s work even influenced other artists with his bold style. In 1936, Hohlwein created a posted of a “mythological winged being” symbolizing the Deutsche Lufthansa airline, the victory of the Nazi movement, and German triumph in the Berlin Olympics. This poster had clearly influenced artist Arturo Ballester a year later in 1937 with his “Hail to the Heroes” poster. (Megg’s, pg.