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Beautiful , somewhat rare roster by well-known artist, Joseph Binder Joseph Binder was an Austrian-born designer whose influence permeated Europe and the U.S. He applied reductive compositional principles derived from Cubism and De Stijl to his posters, including the one he designed for the New York World's Fair in 1939. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1934 and won many poster competitions, organized by the Museum of Modern Art, for such agencies as the National Defense, the United Nations, and the American Red Cross. He also designed covers for Fortune and Graphis magazine. In 1948 Binder became art director for the U.S. Navy Department, and in the 1960's he returned to his primary passion of painting. Joseph Binder was born in late-19th century Vienna. He trained as a lithographer and in 1922 entered the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. As a student, his work won many awards, including his poster designs for the American Red Cross, for whom he was to work during his years in the U.S. In 1924 he founded his own studio, Vienna Graphics, and acquired a reputation as an advertising artist and poster designer.