Object Details
Designer
Alvin Lustig, (American, 1915–1955)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bookjacket design. Design on light brown ground. Cover features three abstracted depictions of human faces. At top left, face in a vaguely “hourglass” shape with horizontal oval eyes, an attenuated nose with two circular nostrils, a brow made of a single thin line, and lips constructed from three semi-circles. A column of shaky horizontal black strokes covers left side of face, possibly meant to depict hair.
At left center, face in shape of irregularly-shaped parallelogram. “Eyes” made out of numerous intersecting lines, possibly meant to imply squinting or closed eyes. Below eyes, a long triangular nose and a mouth made of an s-curved mouth. Surrounding and covering lower portion of face are small, curved black strokes meant to resemble facial hair.
At bottom center, third face depicted in profile. Eye made of black dot inside three thin lines ending at point. Mouth made of two horizontal black lines. Face has black hair with jagged edges for bangs and bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff
Date
1947
Accession Number
1993-31-165-4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice
© Elaine Lustig Cohen
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Book Cover
Type
Book Cover
Medium
Lithography in tan and black ink on off-white shiny wove paper
Dimensions
H x W: 18.5 x 16.2 cm (7 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1993-31-165-4