Hans Erni (born February 21, 1909 in Lucerne) is an important Swisspainter and sculptor. He is known in particular for illustrating postage stamps, activism, lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, participation on the Olympic Committee, etc. The Hans Erni House in the Lucerne Transportation Museum contains a large collection of artwork. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (31 December 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne. ... For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... The terms Red Cross and Red Crescent are often used as short names for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or its two leading international organs, the ICRC and the IFRCS. This page is about the symbol itself, see respective articles for information about the organizations and movements. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ...
HansErni can be considered among the excellent Swiss poster artists of the 40's and 50's.
HansErni learned this profession in 1929 at the age of 20 in Berlin, which brings us to his early beginnings.
A further hallmark was the establishment of the HansErni Foundation and the museum of the same name in the town of his birth, Lucerne, where he still lives in his old age today.
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