Object Details
Graphic Designer
Paula Scher, American, b. 1948
Client
The Public Theater, New York, New York, USA
Designer
Pentagram, New York, NY, USA, founded United Kingdom, 1972
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Image divided into two sections. Upper section shows a woman's leg (seen from behind) wearing a yellow stocking and a black heeled shoe. Green fringe from skirt visible at upper left corner. Image runs from upper left to lower right on a diagonal against a vivid red background. Lower section shows purple letters outlined in yellow against a black background. Spelling "Dancing on Her Knees" the text moves from lower left to right, ending at the tip of the woman's shoe. Inscribed text along right side.
Credit Line
Gift of Pentagram
Date
1995
Accession Number
1998-2-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Screenprint on white wove paper
Dimensions
117.0 x 76.2 cm (46 1/16 x 30 in. )
distributed in
New York, New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1998-2-3