Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Vividly colored poster depicting the figure of a standing black singer fused with that of a black saxophonist, who forms the skirt of her dress. The figure(s) occupy a curtained stage with red flooring and landscape in background. Printed in bands across top: "NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL / NEW YORK / 1954-1978 / 25 SUMMERS OF JAZZ / JUNE 23 - JULY 2.

Designer

Milton Glaser, American, b. 1929

Publisher

ProCreations Publishing, New Orleans, Louisiana

For

Push Pin Studios, New York, New York, USA

Date

1978

Credit Line

Gift of Milton Glaser

Medium

Screenprint on paper

Type

graphic design

Object Name

Poster

Type

Poster

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Accession Number

1979-42-4

designed in

New York City, New York, USA

made in

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA