Object Details
Designer
Chip Kidd, American, b. 1964
Client
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA
Author
Peter Carey, Australian, b. 1943
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Book jacket for The Tax Inspector, by Peter Carey, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Front cover features stone carving with three busts of identical male angels in classic style, each with a triangular feathered wing. Image bordered by black and red v-shaped lines. Text below, in black: THE TAX / INSPECTOR / PETER CAREY. Red v-shaped line overlays illustrated image, black and red border at bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Steven Heller
Date
1993
Accession Number
1996-74-136
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Book cover
Type
Book cover
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 21.9 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.)
designed in
New York, NY, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1996-74-136