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1995

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1997

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Poster, The Big Press/HTF Didot

This is a Poster. It was designed by Jonathan Hoefler and printed by Julie Holcomb Printers. It is dated March 1995 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is photopolymer on acid-free teton warm white paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hoefler Type Foundry. It is credited Gift of The Hoefler Type Foundry.

Its dimensions are

73.7 x 50.8 cm (29 x 20 in. )

It is signed

Imprinted in black, center right below brown page: "DESIGN: JONATHAN HOEFLER"

It is inscribed

Imprinted in black, along bottom edge: "This poster is composed in HTF Didot, a family of original typefaces desoigned by Jonathan Hoefler first seen in Harper's Bazaar and now available generally from THE HOEFLER TYPE FOUNDRY, INC/ The Hoefler Type Foundry specializes in the design of original typefaces: For more information, or a copy of our specimen book, contact 611 Broadway Room 840 New York, NY 10012-2608 Tel 212 777 6640 fax 212 777 6684 E-Mail: HOEFLER.TYPE@APPLELINK.APPLE.COM" In center, black logo with reversed text in white: "The/ Hoefler/ Type/ Foundry/ New York"

Cite this object as

Poster, The Big Press/HTF Didot; Designed by Jonathan Hoefler; Printed by Julie Holcomb Printers; photopolymer on acid-free teton warm white paper.; 73.7 x 50.8 cm (29 x 20 in. ); Gift of The Hoefler Type Foundry; 1997-141-1

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