Object Details
Designer
Seymour Chwast, American, b. 1931
Client
Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan, USA
Art Director
Stephen Frykholm, American, b. 1942
Author
Ralph Caplan, American, b. 1925
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical rectangle. On yellow ground, a city street scene with views of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers (one of which is under construction) illustrated in comic style. Figures populate the windows of buildings and the sidewalk of the street, where there are a variety of local vendors and shops. A city bus, taxi, and two additional cars drive on the street near the bottom of the composition. Written text throughout contained within speech bubbles, comments on ways in which the life depicted in the poster is improving. Title rendered in cloud letters formed by an airplane at upper left. Design bordered in white, with a thick white rectangle at bottom with black printed text.
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors
Date
1976
Accession Number
1981-29-420
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
89.4 × 57.5 cm (35 3/16 × 22 5/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1981-29-420