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Poster, Summer

This is a Poster. It was designed by Paul Rand. It is dated ca. 1960 and we acquired it in 1994. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

  • Solar Wall
  • H x W: 182.9 x 210.8 cm (6 ft. x 6 ft. 11 in.).
  • Courtesy of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
  • 27.2012.1

Its dimensions are

35.5 x 43.3 cm (14 in. x 17 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signature imprinted, lower right: Paul Rand

Cite this object as

Poster, Summer; Designed by Paul Rand (American, 1914–1996); USA; lithograph on paper; 35.5 x 43.3 cm (14 in. x 17 1/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1994-109-8

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