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:

Cohama Fabrics, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Subject:

Clare Potter, American, 1903–1999  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on white paper

Dimensions:

31.7 × 23.2 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/8 in.)

Type:

graphic design

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

1938–46

Description:

Advertisement proof for Cohama Fabrics featuring a reproduction of a photograph of Clare Potter in a moss-green dress at lower right holding a brown book against a glowing brown background. Black lines border the picture and divide the page horizontally and vertically. A block of moss-green color is at upper left. A pinned torn sheet of white paper also appears at upper left, containing the following text printed in black: CLARE POTTER original / in her dulcet MOSS GREEN. / This color available in ready-to-wear / and by the yard . . . as are all / COHAMA / DESIGNER COLORS / created by America's / Leading Designers. Printed in black, lower left: Women who care what they wear . . . ask for / COHAMA FABRICS / 1412 Broadway, New York 18, N.Y.

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

2016-54-319

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49bbcd05d-dfa1-4d48-af15-3415657fdd70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-319