Arnold Schwartzman

Arnold Martin Schwartzman OBE RDI is a British designer, author, and film director who in 1982 won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, for his film of the reminiscences of Holocaust survivors titled Genocide.

Early life and family

Arnold Schwartzman was born in London.[1] He studied at Canterbury College of Art, now University for the Creative Arts.[2] He is married to Isolde.[3]

Career

Schwartzman's early career was in British television.[1]

In 1982, he won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, for Genocide.[4] His other films are Liberation (1994) and Echoes That Remain (1991). He has designed advertisements for the Oscars for several years.[5]

In 1982 he was appointed the director of design for the Los Angeles Olympic Games.[1]

Honours

Schwartzman was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002.[1] In 2006 he was elected a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI).[1]

Selected publications
  • Designage: The art of the decorative sign. Chronicle Books, 1999. ISBN 9780811819626
  • London Art Deco. Hudson Hills Press, Manchester, Vermont, 2006. ISBN 9781555952822
  • Art Deco City: The world's most beautiful buildings. Palazzo Editions, 2018. ISBN 9781786750419
  • Arts and Crafts: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright. Palazzo Editions, 2021. ISBN 9781786750655

References
  1. Schwartzman, Arnold. (2006) London Art Deco. Manchester, Vermont: Hudson Hills Press. Cover notes. ISBN 9781555952822
  3. Schwartzman, Arnold (2005). A Persistence of Vision. Mulgrave, Victoria: Images Publishing. ISBN 1864701218.
  4. "The 54th Academy Awards 1982". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  5. Mayer Rus (31 January 2015). "Celebrating British graphic designer and filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 14 July 2021.


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