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Designer:
Jo Bonney, Australian, active USA  Search this
Publisher:
Grove Weidenfeld, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Author:
John Rechy  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
21 × 29 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/16 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book cover
Object Name:
Book cover
Place:
USA
Made in:
USA
Date:
1990
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Front cover depicts the title "THE SEXUAL OUTLAW A DOCUMENTARY," in black with the word "SEX" cut out of a red rectangle. The phrase "A DOCUMENTARY" is also cut out of a black rectangle. Below the title is the first name of the author in black and their last name italicized in red. Framing this text are two short horizantal red bars. This text is superimposed on a tear between pixalated images of a figure's faces. Spine depicts the title and the name of the author in a similar format to the cover printed vertically above the Grove Weidenfeld colophon. Back cover depicts printed text in a tear framed by the pixalated images of a figures face.
Credit Line:
Gift of Steven Heller
Accession Number:
1996-74-12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4762f304c-c5b2-4408-aab1-584e3827c641
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-74-12