Object Details
Client
Internal Revenue Service, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Poster depicts several objects repeated three or four times: paint brush, image of a hamburger, a one-dollar coin, Model T, signage, baby carriage, among others. Three male figures sit cross-legged and their yellow sweaters read: TAX; above in red stitched letters: UNDERSTANDING / TAXES. In the background a partial face of a man holding a newspaper that reads: HELP WANTED.
Credit Line
Gift of Various Donors
Date
ca. 1977
Accession Number
1981-29-277
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Poster
Type
Poster
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 78.9 x 35.6 cm (31 1/16 in. x 14 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1981-29-277