Object Details
Designer
Elaine Lustig Cohen, American, 1927–2016
Client
George Braziller, New York, New York, USA
Publisher
George Braziller, New York, New York, USA
Author
John McHale, British, 1922–1978
Subject
R. Buckminster Fuller, American, 1895–1983
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Front and back cover design consisting of a series of diagonal interconnected black lines or beams against a white background. Printed in red ink, front cover, across upper margin: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, small text, directly below, across upper margin: MAKERS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE; in black ink, small text, upper left, upper margin: BY JOHN MCHALE. Printed in red ink, vertically, upper portion of spine: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, vertically, center of spine: BY JOHN MCHALE; vertically, lower portion of spine: George Braziller.
Credit Line
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff
Date
1963
Accession Number
1993-31-51
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright Notice
© Elaine Lustig Cohen
Type
albums (bound) & books
Object Name
Book cover
Type
Book cover
Medium
Offset lithograph on glossy white paper
Dimensions
H x W: 26.7 × 48 cm (10 1/2 × 18 7/8 in.)
made in
New York, NY, USA
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1993-31-51