Object Details
Designer
Seymour Chwast, American, b. 1931
Client
Mobil, Irving, Texas, USA
Printer
Crafton Graphic Company, Inc., New York, New York, USA
Art Director
Sandra Ruch, American
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical rectangle. On white ground, colorful tiles in ancient Roman mosaic style form the face and upper torso of a male figure with blond hair, wearing a crown of laurel leaves against a ground of yellow tiles. The mosaic form is incomplete--fragments break away from the face and torso at the right, leaving a blank white background and individual tiles separate from the main composition. Above the figure, blue and green tiles form the words "I, CLAUDIUS." Superimposed on the tile composition is a silver goblet at upper right, which is turned over and pointing down, spilling red wine onto the face of the figure. A green spotted snake shown in profile curls from the bottom of the composition to the center, its head level with the figure's mouth. The snake's bright red tongue is against the male figure's chin. Printed text at top and left.
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors
Date
1976
Accession Number
1981-29-36
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Lithograph on paper
made in
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1981-29-36