12 âThe Man from the Bauhausâ: the Lost Career of Werner âJackyâ Jacksonâ229

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12 âThe Man from the Bauhausâ: the Lost Career of Werner âJackyâ Jacksonâ229

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Werner âJackyâ Jackson (nÃ© Werner Isaacsohn, 1904â1984) was a lauded student at the Bauhaus from 1924 to 1928, before the devastating fracture of his emerging professional life. A promising career in advertising and graphic design in Berlin, that most culturally progressive city before the rise of National Socialism, was suddenly and emphatically denied. And whereas many creative disciplines might form a studentâs arsenal of skills prior to selecting one profession, Jacky employed numerous talents as he sought to establish himself in Britain, while occupying the uncertain position of a refugee. This essay introduces Jackyâs Bauhaus years and associated networks, his professional life in Berlin and Prague prior to emigration, his subsequent roles with the Lanchester Marionettes in Malvern, Gloucestershire, and at the Charter Club in Oxford,as well as his work as a toymaker and his final employment as a graphic designer for the Pressed Steel Company, Oxford (forerunner to British Leyland). However, unlike other narratives in this volume which focus on single creative outputs, this text, drawing on a number of scattered international archives, examines a multi-faceted journey within the applied arts, illustrating the difficulties faced by skilled Ã©migrÃ©s, who were often unable to fulfil the careers for which they had been trained in a long-abandoned homeland.

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Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933

Changing Visual and Material Culture

Series:Â Yearbook of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, Volume: 19

Cover Applied Arts in British Exile from 1933

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Print Publication Date:: 05 Apr 2019

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