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Designer:
Carin Goldberg, American, 1953 – 2023  Search this
Artist:
Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930  Search this
Author:
Susan Sontag, American, 1933–2003  Search this
Publisher:
Anchor Books, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
20.5 × 28.3 cm (8 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book cover
Object Name:
Book cover
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1990
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Book jacket design for "Against Interpretation," part of Susan Sontag series. On light purple ground, a black and white photoillustration of a work by Jasper Johns depicting a place setting with a fork at left and knife and spoon at right. Below, a winding rectangular line in red. Author's name in green text above, title in green text within pale yellow rectangles below. At spine, author's name in orange text, title in green text within pale yellow rectangles, publisher's name and colophon (logo) in black at bottom. At back cover, printed text description and excerpts from reviews. Credits at lower left, bar code at lower right.
Credit Line:
Gift of Steven Heller
Accession Number:
1996-74-111
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq445499386-810b-4bdf-822e-392a2031d905
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-74-111