Object Details
Designer
Armin Hofmann, Swiss, b.1920
Collector
Dan Friedman, American, 1945–1995
Photographer
Merkle, probably Swiss
Printer
Wasserman A.G., Basel, Switzerland
For
Basler Freilichtspiele, Basel, Switzerland
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster for the ballet Giselle in the Basler Freilichtspiele (Basel Open-Air Theatre) in Rosenfeld Park. The word Giselle is printed vertically in large white text along the left side of the poster. A white blurred photographic image of a ballerina in mid-spin is reproduced on the right. In the upper left corner, the following is printed in white: Basler / Freilichtspiele / 1959 / 19.–31. August / im / Rosenfeldpark.
Credit Line
Gift of Ken Friedman
Date
1959
Accession Number
1997-19-142
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions
127.6 x 90.2 cm (50 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. )
made in
Basel, Switzerland
printed in
Basel, Switzerland
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1997-19-142