Johannes Boehland

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Johannes Boehland Painter and graphic designer, b. Berlin, 1903, d. Berlin, 1964. He ataught at several schools in Berlin and Wiesbaden. He created the script typeface Balzac in 1951 at D. Stempel AG. Balzac shows the hand of a painter in each glyph. Books and articles about Johannes Boehland include Heinz Bartkowiak: Johannes Boehland. Eine Würdigung des Schriftschreibers und Graphikers (1971, Berlin). Fritz Genzmer: Aus dem Schaffen zeitgenössischer Schriftkünstler Johannes Boehland, in: Archiv für Druck und Papier, Heft 2, 1956, pp. 119-148. Fritz Hellwag: Johannes Boehland. Eine Monographie (Monographien künstlerischer Schrift, 4. Band, Berlin-Leipzig, 1938). There are many modern revivals of this typeface: A good modern execution is B650-Deco-Regular from SoftMaker (original date unclear). This is the one I recommend. Softmaker later renamed it Balzac (1996). FontBank's Balthazar (ca. 1990). FontBank no longer exists and never gave credit to Boehland. FontSite's Boehland (2012). Same story---no credit given. Can be bought at FontSpring. Werewolf (1999). A free font by Deke Martin.	EXTERNAL LINKS Johannes Boehland [Designer info] Dafont page Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ German type scene ⦿