Object Details
Client
Levi Strauss, San Francisco, CA, USA, founded 1853
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
On beige ground, in black ink: “The Birth of the Blues” in a banner above; “or how the original / Shrink-to-Fit jean was / born-& all that jazz; at center a pair of blue button fly jeans. On either side scenes of history with blocks of descriptive text underneath. Logo below.
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors
Date
ca. 1975–80
Accession Number
1981-29-253
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions
73.7 x 49.3 cm (29 in. x 19 7/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1981-29-253