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Book Cover, The American Replacement of Nature

This is a Book cover. It was designed by Chip Kidd and Barbara de Wilde and written by William Irwin Thompson and made for (as the client) Doubleday. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Steven Heller. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 25.2 x 31.1 cm (9 15/16 x 12 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Book Cover, The American Replacement of Nature; Designed by Chip Kidd (American, b. 1964), Barbara de Wilde (b. 1962); Written by William Irwin Thompson; Client: Doubleday (United States); USA; offset lithograph on paper; H x W: 25.2 x 31.1 cm (9 15/16 x 12 1/4 in.); Gift of Steven Heller; 1996-74-137

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