Designer:

Elaine Lustig Cohen, American, 1927–2016  Search this

Client:

George Braziller, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Publisher:

George Braziller, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Author:

John McHale, British, 1922–1978  Search this

Subject:

R. Buckminster Fuller, American, 1895–1983  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on glossy white paper

Dimensions:

26.7 × 48 cm (10 1/2 × 18 7/8 in.)

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Book cover

Object Name:

Book cover

Made in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

1963

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Front and back cover design consisting of a series of diagonal interconnected black lines or beams against a white background. Printed in red ink, front cover, across upper margin: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, small text, directly below, across upper margin: MAKERS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE; in black ink, small text, upper left, upper margin: BY JOHN MCHALE. Printed in red ink, vertically, upper portion of spine: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, vertically, center of spine: BY JOHN MCHALE; vertically, lower portion of spine: George Braziller.

Credit Line:

Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff

Accession Number:

1993-31-51

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice:

© Elaine Lustig Cohen

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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EDAN-URL:

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