ARMANDO TESTA: 40 YEARS OF CREATIVE DESIGN.
Gillo Dorfles and Arturo Carlo Quintavalle [essays]
Gillo Dorfles and Arturo Carlo Quintavalle [essays]: ARMANDO TESTA: 40 YEARS OF CREATIVE DESIGN. Turin: Umberto Allemandi, 1987. First edition. A near fine minus soft cover book with thick printed wrappers and minor shelf wear. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. Art Directed by Giorgio Pozzi.
8.25 x 12 soft cover book with 116 pages and 64 examples of Testa's work, most examples are full-page and in color. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name: Parsons School of Design Exhibition Center, New York City [May 20 - June 30, 1987]; Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design Exhibition Center, Los Angeles [Spring 1988].
- A Graphic Homage by Milton Glaser
- A statement by Federico Fellini
- Armando Testa: global visualizer by Gillo Dorfles
- Armando Testa by Arturo Carlo Quintavalle
- Biography
- Plates
- List of Works
- Bibliography
Born in Turin in 1917, Armando Testa attended the Vigliardi Paravia School of Graphic Design. In 1937, he won his first contest, a poster for the ICI typographical colors firm. After the war his freelance clients included Martini & Rossi, Carpano, Borsalino and Pirelli. In 1956, he founded Studio Testa, an advertising firm. In 1958 he won an international poster contest sponsored by the 1960 Rome Olympics. By the 1980s, Testa was also focussing on creating posters for events and institutions with cultural and social commitments such as Amnesty International, the Red Cross, the Festival dei Due Mondi and the Teatro Regio of Turin. His agency continued to expand its offices and exists to this day. Armando Testa died in Turin on March 20, 1992, three days before his 75th birthday. His works are included in collections throughout the world including MoMA in New York and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.