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Max Gschwind

 

Max Gschwind (dates unknown) was born in Germany where he was active as a stage designer. In the late thirties he came to America, During the Second World War he worked at the OSS with Laurence Lessing on graphic information for troops. In 1945 he was headhunted by Will Burtin for FORTUNE.

"The storied Max Gschwind was all you have heard and more. Aside from his astonishing achievements in the scence and technology area, Max was also our liaison with the engravers, and made most of our colour corrections. Until his retirement he held a special and unqiue place at FORTUNE, and it is noteworthy that after he left no attempt was made to replace him. It is also worth pointing out that siince Max's departure, FORTUNE's coverage of science and technology in sophisticated diagrammatic form has all but vanished." From Ronald Campbell, personal communication, September 1984

 

 

AN INTRODUCTION

GALLERY ONE

MAIN FEATURES

Plastics in 1950
The Voyage to the Moon 1962
The MONIAC March 1952 a model of the American Economy

 

SINGLES

MASSIVE RETALIATORY POWER, OCTOBER 1954
THE SILICONS, May 1947
  TITAN MISSILE BUNKER, Max Gschwind, August 1960
THE DNA SPIRAL, Max Gschwind, JUNE 1960  
MATHEMATICS II, THE NEW USES OF THE ABSTRACT JULY 1958
THE VALLEY OF SMOG, Los Angeles, April 1955 detail
Los Angeles, The Industrial panorama April 1955 detail
HOW TO HIT A BULLET WITH A BULLET IN A BLIZZARD, November 1965

 

 

 

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