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1993

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1995

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Poster, Something's Wrong When Frigidaire and Westinghouse Do a Better Job of Housing the Homeless than New York City

This is a Poster. It was designed by Peter Cohen and made for (as the client) Coalition for the Homeless. It is dated 1993 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is printed on corrugated paperboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Coalition for the Homeless. It is credited Gift of the Coalition for the Homeless.

Its dimensions are

46.2 x 76.3 cm (18 3/16 x 30 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Along bottom margin: "Many of the homeless find it safer to sleep in a cardboard box than in a City shelter. That's because a cot on an armory floor with 1500 other people isn't housing. Call Mayor Dinkins at 788-3000 and demand more permanent housing for homeless New Yorkers. COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS."

Cite this object as

Poster, Something's Wrong When Frigidaire and Westinghouse Do a Better Job of Housing the Homeless than New York City; Designed by Peter Cohen; Client: Coalition for the Homeless; USA; printed on corrugated paperboard; 46.2 x 76.3 cm (18 3/16 x 30 1/16 in.); Gift of the Coalition for the Homeless; 1995-67-2

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