Designer:

Armin Hofmann, Swiss, b.1920  Search this

Photographer:

Max Mathys, Swiss  Search this

Collector:

Dan Friedman, American, 1945–1995  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on white wove paper

Dimensions:

127.6 x 90.2 cm (50 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. )

Type:

graphic design

Poster

Object Name:

Poster

Made in:

Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Date:

1967–68

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

The poster design consists of a large black and white photographic image of a close up of two elderly men's faces with emphasis on the features, against a white background. Above this image on the right, between two ruled red lines, the text reads: Während der Saison 1967-68 finden Sie an dieser Stelle den Spielplan. / Der Saisonprospekt ist erschienen; er orientiert Sie / über den Spielplan, das Ensemble und die / günstigen Abonnements. In the center of the poster in red is the logo of the Stadt Theater of Basel.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ken Friedman

Accession Number:

1997-19-149

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq42eacfd90-11ad-43bf-8c7a-63071696bd42

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1997-19-149