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1963

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1993

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Book Cover, God's Own Junkyard

This is a Book cover. It was designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen and made for (as the client) Holt, Rinehart & Winston. It is dated 1963 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithograph on off-white glossy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Tamar Cohen. It is credited Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 26.6 x 20.6 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black, vertically, lower right: elaine lustig; in orange, at top: God's Own Junkyard; in black, below: The planned deterioration of America's landscape; in black, upper right: PETER BLAKE

Cite this object as

Book Cover, God's Own Junkyard; Designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen (American, 1927–2016); Client: Holt, Rinehart & Winston; USA; lithograph on off-white glossy paper; H x W: 26.6 x 20.6 cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.); Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff; 1993-31-58

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