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1964

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1972

  • We acquired this object.

1974

  • Work on this object ended.

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Poster, Traffic Symbols

This is a Poster. It is dated ca. 1969 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is collage on grey wove paper. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Traffic Symbols; collage on grey wove paper; H x W: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-1-10

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.

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