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Light in August by William Faulkner

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Graphic Designer

Alvin Lustig, (American, 1915–1955)

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

A composite photographic image of two black fetish figures left and lower right against randomly placed explosions of white light on a black ground. Imprinted horizontally, in white against black, in lower right quadrant: light in august; along left edge (sideways): LIGHT IN AUGUST : WILLIAM FAULKNER; horizontally, lower left quadrant: william faulkner; lower right corner: lustig + barrows.

Credit Line

Gift of Susan Lustig Peck

Date

1946

Accession Number

2001-29-4

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice

© Estate of Susan Lustig Peck

Type

graphic design

Object Name

Book cover

Type

Book cover

Medium

Photo offset lithograph on white coated paper

Dimensions

21.7 x 17.1 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. )

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44b1e3a5c-f2a9-4795-a850-d0f4373a20de

Record ID

chndm_2001-29-4

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