Designer:

Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)  Search this

Featured Artist:

Richard Lippold, American, 1915–2002  Search this

Client:

Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California, USA  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on glossy white paper

Dimensions:

29.8 × 23 cm (11 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

Type:

graphic design

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

Aspen, CO or Montecito, CA, USA

Date:

late 20th century

Description:

Atlantic Richfield Company advertisement proof addressing sources of energy. At upper center, inkblot forms suggesting oil. On lower portion, reproduction of geometric artwork by Richard Lippold evocative of the sun. Includes black printed text about the real (upper center) and the ideal (center, above lower image). Text about sources of energy is at center right. The Atlantic Richfield Company logo, a small black diamond divided into 4 parts and containing a blank center, next to the company name in black, is also at center right, beneath previous text.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors

Accession Number:

2016-54-287

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/kq4d30df042-68ca-4e49-b588-595199fa0d99

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-287