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Push Pin Style, The / Chwast S ; Glaser M., 1970

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Identifier: CC-27833-28966

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Scope and Contents

This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition of works by Push Pin Studio artists at the Louvre's Musee des Arts Decoratifs in 1970 as a special issue of Communication Arts Magazine, Palo Alto, California. The graphic design studio was founded by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast and was the most innovative graphic design firm of the 1960's producing concert and event posters, book jackets, album covers, Pepsi ads, Bob Dylan posters, magazine covers and advertisements that were Pop cultural icons. The cover of the book has a rainbow design that shows through the corresponding cut-out on the slipcase. Illustration No.170 depicts the ee cummings poem, Grasshopper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (187 pages) in slipcase (cardboard, paper, cut)) : illustrations (some color) ; 23.2 x 21 x 1.5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Paris, France : Musee des Arts Decoratifs. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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