Adolph Friedländer
German lithographer of posters (1851-1904) · Germany · On the map · Founders · Died at 53
Adolph Friedländer was a famed German lithographer of posters and a publisher hailing from Hamburg. His printshop produced over 9,000 posters between 1872 and 1935, predominantly for artists, magicians and circus and vaudeville performers.
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Media & music
![1905/1906 Friedländer Poster: Dompteuse Miss Charles ("Lion Tamer Miss Charles"). The woman depicted is Ida Krone, the wife of circus director Carl Krone [de]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Friedl%C3%A4nder.plakat.9.7.krone.jpg/500px-Friedl%C3%A4nder.plakat.9.7.krone.jpg)
About this person
First learning lithography at his father's shop in Hamburg, he received formal training in Berlin and returned to operate independently in 1872. First concentrating on labels for businesses, he turned to poster printing to cater to the many artists and performers which operated nearby to the location of his business.
