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Rural Industries

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Black and white photo of man in cap and ragged jacket using radial arm saw. Background composed of blue section and red and white striped section with blue ovoid shape. Text in white ink, upper center: RURAL INDUSTRIES.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Lester Beall, American, 1903–1969
For
Rural Electrification Administration, USA
Date
1941
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post and from Friends of Drawings and Prints, General Acquisition Endowment, Sarah Cooper Hewitt, and Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Funds
Medium
Screenprint on paper
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in. )
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster

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