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New York City Ballet

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Edward Gorey, American, 1925–2000

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    On black background, five scenes of a pair of feet in ballet points. Each pair is in one of the five basic positions of ballet. Separating each of these pairs of feet is a single work in text which reads: NEW/ YORK/ CITY/ BALLET.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Unknown Donor

    Date

    1974–75

    Accession Number

    1980-32-976

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    graphic design

    Object Name

    Poster

    Type

    Poster

    Medium

    Offset lithograph on paper

    Dimensions

    66 x 30.5 cm (26 x 12 in.)

    made in

    New York, New York, 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/kq458f41946-8765-43b5-a053-e3cc894a2507

    Record ID

    chndm_1980-32-976

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