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1970

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1981

  • We acquired this object.

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Poster, Breathe in Love – Don't Smoke Cigarettes

This is a Poster. It was designed by Peter Max. It is dated 1970 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is lithograph on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Various Donors.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 62.8 x 41.5 cm (24 3/4 x 16 5/16 in.)

It is signed

Imprinted in black ink, in white oval, lower right: peter max©

Cite this object as

Poster, Breathe in Love – Don't Smoke Cigarettes; Designed by Peter Max (American, b. Germany, 1937); USA; lithograph on wove paper; Overall: 62.8 x 41.5 cm (24 3/4 x 16 5/16 in.); Gift of Various Donors; 1981-29-370

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