Hans Alexander Mueller

1888 - 1962

Hans Alexander Mueller was born in Leipzig Germany. He studied at the Academy for Graphic Arts in Leipzig. After World War I he taught woodcutting and engraving at the academy. In addition to his teaching duties he designed book jackets, made illustrations, prints and paintings for a variety of clients. His illustrated books include Kidnapped, and Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Don Quixote and Three Novels by Hamsun. He emigrated to the US before WWII and worked as a freelance book illustrator. He authored the book Woodcuts & Wood Engravings: How I Make Them in 1939.