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Politics: Who Gets What, When, How

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cover design for "Politics: Who Gets What, When, How" by Harold Lasswell. Green background printed over with four black alternating curved shapes progressing vertically. Similarly, next to these four circles are vertically arranged along the right side of the cover containing the words WHO, WHAT, WHEN and HOW. Back cover contains printed description of book and critical reviews. Two shapes in black and white arranged vertically at lower left of back cover form an exclamation point.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Elaine Lustig Cohen, American, 1927–2016
Client
Meridian Books, New York, New York, USA
Author
Harold Lasswell, American, 1902–1978
Date
1958
Credit Line
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff
Medium
Offset lithograph on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
H x W: 18.6 x 23.4 cm (7 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Book cover
Type
Book cover
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