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Designer:
Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)  Search this
Firm:
Dorland, Berlin, Germany and New York, New York, USA  Search this
Client:
Gloria-Weberei, Berlin, Germany  Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on white paper, mounted to black cardstock paper, with glassine attached
Dimensions:
20.9 × 20.6 cm (8 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Mount: 37.5 × 27.5 cm (14 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1928–38
Description:
Advertisement proof for Gloria-Weberei featuring a sun at upper left and grey clouds and stars at upper right, with a blue sky behind both images. Printed in black, above sun: ob Tag; below sun: ob Sonne; above cloud: ob Nacht; below cloud: ob Regen. Blue and white rectangular images are below–a city scene at lower left and a landscape with a body of water at lower right. Printed in black, above city scene: ob Stadt; below: die Mäntel / Juwel, Jewelette, Juwelosa sind / stets schön, praktisch, elegant; above landscape: ob Land. Below the landscape, the logo for Gloria Weberei, a black and white triangle with the company name on the sides and a seal or sea otter inside, appears. Printed in black, underneath logo: Achten Sie auf dieses / Echtheitszeichen.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
Accession Number:
2016-54-101
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
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/kq483b7cd81-47bd-4748-b725-46c65eade6f4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-101