Promoting Swiss tourism Previous Next Walther Koch, about 1906. (Geneva Public and University Library) For more than a century, famous artists have been designing high-quality posters for the Swiss tourist industry, contributing to the image many people have of the country. This selection of winter themes appears in the book "Paradis à vendre" (Paradise for sale). It was compiled by the "Association des Amis de l'affiche suisse" in Neuchâtel, and published by Patrick Cramer of Geneva. swissinfo.ch Helmut Kurtz, about 1920. (Swiss National Library, Bern) swissinfo.ch Alois Carigiet, 1932. (Swiss National Library, Bern; © Alois Carigiet estate) swissinfo.ch Alex Walter Diggelmann, 1935. (Swiss National Library, Bern) swissinfo.ch Herbert Matter, 1935. (Swiss National Library, Bern) swissinfo.ch Carlo Vivarelli, 1940. (Museum of Design, Zurich) swissinfo.ch Alois Carigiet, 1942. (Swiss National Library, Bern; © Alois Carigiet estate) swissinfo.ch Herbert Leupin, 1946. (Swiss National Library, Bern) swissinfo.ch Donald Brun, 1956. (Swiss National Library, Bern) swissinfo.ch Philipp Giegel, 1962. (Collection de la Société générale d'affichage, Geneva Public and University Library) swissinfo.ch Hugo Wetli, 1977. (Geneva Public and University Library) swissinfo.ch Christof Sonderegger, 1994. (Geneva Public and University Library) swissinfo.ch Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 This content was published on November 28, 2005 - 12:41 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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