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Rural Industries

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Lester Beall, American, 1903–1969

    For

    Rural Electrification Administration, USA

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Black and white photo of man in cap and ragged jacket using radial arm saw. Background composed of blue section and red and white striped section with blue ovoid shape. Text in white ink, upper center: RURAL INDUSTRIES.

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Edward C. Post and from Friends of Drawings and Prints, General Acquisition Endowment, Sarah Cooper Hewitt, and Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Funds

    Date

    1941

    Accession Number

    1995-106-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    graphic design

    Object Name

    Poster

    Type

    Poster

    Medium

    Screenprint on paper

    Dimensions

    101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in. )

    designed in

    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/kq48a313c47-6aeb-4952-b83f-725cdc5326ac

    Record ID

    chndm_1995-106-1

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    3 cent Labor Day Stamp and the words labor is life

    Labor Day: Celebrating the Achievements of the American Worker and Labor Movement

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