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Swiss artist
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Male
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Birth:
21 May 1889(Altstetten, Zurich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland)
Death:
26 December 1961(Weiningen, Dietikon District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland)
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Biography
Otto Baumberger (21 May 1889 Altstetten, Zurich - 26 December 1961 Weiningen), was a noted Swiss painter and poster artist. Baumberger produced some 200 posters of great quality and style. His realistic rendering of a herringbone tweed coat became a classic of Swiss poster, an example of a Sachplakat (object poster).