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Poster, Olivetti
This is a Poster. It was designed by Milton Glaser and made for (as the client) Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A.. It is dated 1977 and we acquired it in 1979. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
For decades the firm Olivetti employed cutting-edge graphic designers to create their promotional posters. Milton Glaser conceived of this poster to advertise Mario Bellini’s Lexicon 83DL typewriter. The surrealist image features a sunlike sphere balancing on an index finger in a quiet landscape, evoking the equilibrium of the well-designed typewriter.
This object was
donated by
Milton Glaser.
It is credited Gift of Milton Glaser.
- Poster, Someone Talked!
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Louise Clémencon.
- 1949-108-10
- Poster, Power, The Nerve Center of London's Underground
- lithograph.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-45
- Poster, Olivetti
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Milton Glaser.
- 1979-42-5
Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Lettera 32 Typewriter
- enameled metal.
- Gift of Mel Byars.
- 1992-115-1-a,b
- Book Cover, Words and Shadows
- 27.9mm x 21.4mm.
- Gift of Steven Heller.
- 1996-74-243
- Correcting Selectric II, model 895 Typewriter And Typing Elements
- aluminum, steel, molded plastic.
- Gift of Robert M. Greenberg.
- 2017-51-18-a/h
Its dimensions are
67.7 x 47.7 cm (26 5/8 x 18 3/4 in.)
It is inscribed
Imprinted in lower right: 1977 [Milton Glaser logo] / MILTON GLASER / Printed in Italy . cod. 3990937 G
Cite this object as
Poster, Olivetti; Designed by Milton Glaser (American, 1929–2020); Client: Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A. (Italy); lithograph on paper; 67.7 x 47.7 cm (26 5/8 x 18 3/4 in.); Gift of Milton Glaser; 1979-42-6
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Energizing the Everyday: Gifts From the George R. Kravis II Collection.
