Joseph A. Fortwengler (September 26, 1925 – September 26, 2010) was born to the late Herman Fortwengler and Josephine Bencken Fortwengler in Louisville, Kentucky. As the youngest of eight children, Joe proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II and was present at the famous battle of Iwo Jima. After returning from […]
Herbert Mayrhofer (1943-2019), Engineer and CEO of MHM. Mayrhofer was arguably the most brilliant engineer in the screenprinting technologies. He designed the MHM press in the early 1980s and set the standard for automatic presses. The MHM press quickly grew to be accepted as gold standard for automatic textile presses worldwide. In 1993, MHM hired […]
Eliot Elisofon (April 17, 1911 – April 7, 1973) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. He was the photographer of the first printed T-shirt to be shown in mass media. And, while Elisofon may be remembered by those in the screenprinting technologies for that one photograph, he was quite well known for his many […]
Eladio Rivadulla Martinez (May 20, 1923 – March 28, 2011). Cuban artist, screenprinter, writer, and journalist. Recognized as an innovator and teacher since 1943 of integral production: design and artistic serigraphy of film posters in Cuba. Eladio was a Cuban visual artist, professor, and leading figure in Cuba’s visual art movement, especially “pop art.” Rivadulla […]