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  • We acquired this object.

1926

  • Work on this object began.

2017

2025

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Magazine, Cover

This is a Magazine, Cover.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

It is dated 1926. Its medium is lithograph print on paper. It is a part of the Smithsonian Libraries department.

Seven issues of the Dutch building and decorating periodical Wendingen were devoted to the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Their front and back covers featured Wright-inspired pattern and composition. The periodical was recognized for its focus on modern architecture, art, and design as well as its graphically innovative covers.

It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library, N5 .W469 folio.

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  • plywood, plain woven polyester.
  • Gift of Anonymous Donor.
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  • Side Chair (USA)
  • wood (oak), woven textile upholstery.
  • Gift of Tetsuzo Inumaru.
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Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.

  • Magazine, Cover, Frontside
  • lithograph print on paper.
  • Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library, N5 .W469 folio.
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This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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