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Designer:
Alvin Lustig, (American, 1915–1955)  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph in blue, green, black, white and yellow ink on white shiny wove paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22 x 29.1 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book Jacket
Object Name:
Book Jacket
Date:
1955
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for book cover featuring from left to right: back, spine, and front cover. Five horizontal colored bars run the width of spine and cover. Colors are from top to bottom: light blue, green, white, black, and green. Spine features title written vertically in two lines of slab-serif text. Written vertically within third horizontal bar is author's name in italic serif text. In fourth black bar is publisher logo, a semicircle intersected by a thin vertical white line and a small, solid white circle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff
Accession Number:
1993-31-186
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice:
© Elaine Lustig Cohen
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f986489d-4553-4e4d-b239-6a245bfc0597
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1993-31-186