Sonsbeek ’66 Exhibition Poster by Otto Treumann

Sonsbeek ’66 Exhibition Poster by Otto Treumann

An exhibition poster designed by Otto Treumann for Sonsbeek ’66, the fifth international sculpture exhibition held in Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem, the Netherlands, from 27 May to 25 September 1966.

Otto Treumann (1919–2001) was a German-born Dutch graphic designer and an important figure in postwar Dutch graphic design. His work encompassed posters, typography, corporate identities, postage stamps and printed material for cultural organisations. He was known for combining clear modernist typography with bold colour, photography and abstract imagery.

Treumann had a long association with the Sonsbeek exhibitions and designed posters for the 1952, 1955, 1958 and 1966 editions.  Sonsbeek began in 1949 as an open-air sculpture exhibition intended to bring contemporary art into the public landscape of Arnhem following the destruction suffered by the city during the Second World War.