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On Modern Poets

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Designer

Elaine Lustig Cohen, American, 1927–2016

Client

Meridian Books, New York, New York, USA

Author

Yvor Winters, American, 1900–1968

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Cover design for "On Modern Poets," by Yvor Winters. Printed in large white letters on lavender ground: Yvor / Winters / On / Modern / Poets. The edges of the white letters on the right and left side of the cover are surrounded by a white shadowy haze. Smaller text is printed in black below.

Credit Line

Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff

Date

1959

Accession Number

1993-31-22

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 white wove paper

Dimensions

18.3 × 11.1 cm (7 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

designed 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/kq4fcf8acba-6f2f-4672-96c2-c6f0c6f11bc4

Record ID

chndm_1993-31-22

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