Object Details
Subject
Breuer, Marcel
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
1 drawing : ink ; 28 x 22 cm.
Summary
Sixteen original drawings, many with text, that comprised the "Marcel Breuer Coloring Book."
The drawings and cryptic text make humorous reference to various Breuer projects, colors, materials, and working methods, such as the Unesco Building in Paris, Cesca and Isokon chairs, his use of stone and concrete, and "Breuer Blue." The book may have been distributed as a year-end office folly.
Date derived from stamp on final page: December 20, 1962.
A mimeographed copy of the coloring book appears among the Marcel Breuer papers also at the Archives of American Art. This has also been scanned, see digital ID 1022.
The drawings and cryptic text make humorous reference to various Breuer projects, colors, materials, and working methods, such as the Unesco Building in Paris, Cesca and Isokon chairs, his use of stone and concrete, and "Breuer Blue." The book may have been distributed as a year-end office folly.
Date derived from stamp on final page: December 20, 1962.
A mimeographed copy of the coloring book appears among the Marcel Breuer papers also at the Archives of American Art. This has also been scanned, see digital ID 1022.
Citation
Original drawings for the Marcel Breuer Coloring Book, not before 1962. Original drawings for The Marcel Breuer Coloring Book, undated. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Provenance
Donated 2003 by Lorry Roeder, a former employee of Marcel Breuer Associates.
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
not before 1962
Record number
(DSI-AAA)3260
Type
Artworks
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Original drawings for The Marcel Breuer Coloring Book, undated
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Caricatures and cartoons
Record ID
AAADCD_item_3260