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Raum, Zeit, Architektur (Space, Time, Architecture)

Object Details

Description
Book jacket design for Raum, Zeit, Architektur (Space, Time, Architecture), by S. Giedion, published by Otto Maier. Cover features photographic image of a contemporary highway system in grey, outlined in blue. The system is superimposed over an old brown and white landscape design drawing. Title appears in navy letters at top, with author's name directly below. Title and author's name also appear in navy on the spine.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)
Author
S. Giedion, Swiss, b. Czech Republic, 1888–1968
Publisher
Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg, Germany
Date
1941
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
Medium
Offset lithograph on glossy white paper
Dimensions
35 × 42.1 cm (13 3/4 × 16 9/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Book cover
Type
Book cover
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