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Images of an Era: The American Poster, 1945-75

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
On blue ground, the upper composition filled with an askew grid of white rectaqngles, some of which use red ground to create white letter and number forms, spelling: IMAGES / OF AN / ERA THE / AMERICAN / POSTER / 1945-75 across six lines. Printed black text below.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Ivan Chermayeff, American, b. England, 1932 - 2017
Chermayeff & Geismar Associates, New York, New York, USA
Client
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA
Date
1974
Credit Line
Gift of Ken Friedman
Medium
Offset lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions
88.7 x 61.0 cm (34 15/16 x 24 in. )
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
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