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Print, IBM, Half Sheet Letterhead

This is a Print. It was graphic design by Paul Rand. It is dated ca. 1956 and we acquired it in 2002. Its medium is offset lithograph on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Marion S. Rand.

Its dimensions are

17.8 x 21.6 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in. )

It is inscribed

Imprinted in black ink, upper left corner: IBM; upper right quadrant: Date:/ From:/ Department:/ Location:; below IBM logo, upper left quadrant: To: Department:/ Location:/ Subject and*/or Reference:; upper right (below date etc.): CC:; lower right corner: 10-5564-5

Cite this object as

Print, IBM, Half Sheet Letterhead; Graphic design by Paul Rand (American, 1914–1996); USA; offset lithograph on cream paper; 17.8 x 21.6 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in. ); Gift of Marion S. Rand; 2002-11-62

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