A Memorial Celebration

Armin + Dorothea Hofmann
A Perfect Marriage:
Education + Design

Photo of Armin and Dorothea Hofmann in Philadelphia

Saturday 27 April 2024
6 – 9PM


Yale Graphic Design Atrium
Green Hall
1156 Chapel Street
New Haven CT 06511

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From the first time he came from Switzerland to teach at Yale in 1957 to their last time as visiting faculty in 1991, Dorothea and Armin influenced and enriched a generation of students and brought international prestige to the graphic design program at the Yale School of Art. Armin also directed the five-week Yale Summer Program in Graphic Design, held from 1982 to 1996 in Brissago, Switzerland. Dorothea assisted the organization in Brissago and taught drawing. Through their teaching, writing and work, both touched countless students of design around the world. We will gather to remember and be inspired anew by their quest for quality and thoughtfulness in work and life.

The Memorial Celebration

An array of alumni and colleagues (to be announced) will reflect on Dorothea and Armin’s time in New Haven and Brissago. A collection of Dorothea’s drawings and Armin’s posters will be displayed.

6 – 7 PM Presentations
7 – 9 PM Cocktail Reception

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The Armin + Dorothea Hofmann Scholarship Fund

The School of Art aims to establish a $250,000 fund in memory of Dorothea and Armin to provide scholarships to graphic design students. Leadership gifts totaling $50,000 have already been made. Please help us reach our goal with a one-time gift or a pledge that can be paid over up to five years.

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Book of Remembrances

Please send us your stories and photos for a book of remembrances by students and friends of Dorothea and Armin, and please do so by March 1. The first 200 donors of $100 or more to the scholarship fund will receive a printed copy at the event or by mail in recognition of their generosity. A digital version will be available to everyone.

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New Haven Travel & Hotels

has new service into Tweed-New Haven Airport. Nearby airports are New York, White Plains, Hartford, and Providence. Amtrak and Metro-North provide rail service.

For those wishing to stay overnight in New Haven, blocks of discounted hotel rooms have been reserved for the Friday and Saturday nights. Use these event-specific links to book. (Rates are per night before tax.)

: 1157 Chapel Street, (203) 503-3900, $269
: 30 Whalley Avenue, (888) 236-2427, $179

Alternatively, you may call the reservation numbers given above and mention the group name “Graphic Design Reunion” to get the special rate.

Contact

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please email Janet Odgis at .

This celebration of Dorothea and Armin is the creation of Janet Odgis MFA ’85; former Yale professor Philip Burton; and the staff of the Yale School of Art, including among many others Dean Kymberly Pinder, Director of Graduate Studies Nontsikelelo Mutiti, and Director of Development and Alumni Relations Nicole Freeman. Additional contributions were made by Tom Strong MFA ’67, John Gambell MFA ’81, Christopher Myers MFA ’83, Nancy Mayer Myers MFA ’84, Anne Dutlinger MFA ’84, Antonio Alcala MFA ’85, Charles Altschul MFA ’88, and Brian Wu MFA ’88.


See you in New Haven!