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The Tax Inspector

Cooper Hewitt

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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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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/kq499a82ee7-2e79-4402-92da-1c3774cc215a

Record ID

chndm_1996-74-136

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