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Quentell

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After graduating, Quentell worked as an illustrator for various German publishing houses, in particular for children's books. He also taught typography and graphic design at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Art School. In 1933, when the Nazis came to power, Quentell was dismissed from his teaching post because of his liberal political views. He decided to leave Germany and settled in Zurich, Switzerland, where he continued to work as an illustrator. During the Second World War, Quentell worked for the US Army as a designer of military training materials. He created illustrations for manuals and posters that were used to train American soldiers. After the war, Quentell returned to Germany and worked as a graphic designer for various companies. He is best known for his anatomical illustrations for physical education and biology textbooks, which were widely used in schools in Germany and other countries. Quentell died on February 10, 1993 in Baden-Baden, Germany. His work had a significant influence on the illustration of educational textbooks for children, as well as on graphic design in general.