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Rolodex (TM) A [Accordion]-Z [Zebra]

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Object Details

Design Director

Tibor Kalman, American, b. Hungary, 1949–1999

Firm

M&Co, New York, New York, USA, 1979–1992

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Twenty-six notched index cards, labeled A-Z, each letter accompanied by an icon, comprise this Rolodex (TM) set. The letters, in bold black type, are positioned alternately on left and right tabs at the top. The icons, centered, are in the style of line illustrations, as follows:
A, accordion; B, bicycle; C, chain saw; D, dart; E, ear; F, fez; G, globe; H, handcuffs;
I, igloo; J, jeep; K, keys; L, lei; M, megaphone; N, nut; O, overalls; P, pipe; Q, queen
(chess piece); R, refrigerator; S, sombrero; T, tepee; U, unicycle; V, Vest;
W, waffle iron; X, xylophone; Y, yin/yang; Z, zebra.

Credit Line

Gift of Tibor Kalman/ M & Co.

Date

ca. late 1980s–early 1990s

Accession Number

1993-151-217

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

graphic design

Object Name

Rolodex (TM) index tabs

Type

Rolodex (TM) index tabs

Medium

Offset lithography

Dimensions

8.5 x 12.7 x .6 cm (3 3/8 x 5 x 1/4 in.)

Place

USA

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Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b302b42e-8541-46f3-a852-554a85aede39

Record ID

chndm_1993-151-217

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