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R. Buckminster Fuller, Makers of Contemporary Architecture Series

Cooper Hewitt

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    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

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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/kq4dd676095-76a2-4ef4-9a20-b69131edaa24

    Record ID

    chndm_1993-31-51

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