Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985) Search this
Author:
S. Giedion, Swiss, b. Czech Republic, 1888–1968 Search this
Publisher:
Otto Maier Verlag, Ravensburg, Germany Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
29.7 × 21.1 cm (11 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Open: 29.7 × 42.2 cm (11 11/16 × 16 5/8 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book cover
Object Name:
Book cover
Made in:
Aspen, CO, USA
Designed in:
Aspen, CO, USA
Published in:
Ravensburg, Germany
Date:
1965
Description:
Bifoliate printed book cover/jacket design for Raum, Zeit, Architektur (Space, Time, Architecture) by S. Giedion. Front cover features photographic reproduction of a contemporary highway system in navy blue and grey superimposed over a red landscape design drawing. Printed in navy, along the top: RAUM, ZEIT, ARCHITEKTUR; below, at upper center: Die Entstehung / einer neuen tradition / S. GIDEON. Verso and interior pages: Descriptions of the book's contents in German printed in black and black and white photographic reproductions and illustrations, mostly of architectural sites.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
