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Object Details

Designer

Jennifer Roos, American, b. 1970
Frederick Schaub, b. 1969

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Poster for 1998 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum exhibition "Under the Sun: An Outdoor Exhibition of Light." Grey pointalism on a white background depicts a lightswitch. Half of a red and orange sun at upper center and the earth shown at lower center, with six small colored circles inbetween the two, each with a separate word to spell out "Designing Powerful Solutions for Heat Light and Life." "Switch to Solar" printed across the middle. On verso, is a list of institutional resources for solar energy education and design.

Credit Line

Gift of Unknown Donor

Date

1998

Accession Number

2000-36-2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

graphic design

Object Name

Poster

Type

Poster

Medium

Offset lithograph on paper

Dimensions

89.9 cm x 62.9 cm (35.4 in. x 24.75 in.)

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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/kq4c91159ca-9884-41bc-92ca-1c84a9410235

Record ID

chndm_2000-36-2

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