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Poster, Henry Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook 1972
This is a Poster. It is dated 1971 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is print on metallic-coated paper. It is a part of the department.
In 1972, an exhibition in New York City’s Hallmark Gallery celebrated the release of the Symbol Sourcebook. This poster featured 25 of the 3,500 symbols included in the show. The New York Times reported that one visitor guessed the meanings of only eight of the symbols pictured here. The need for more public education and standardization of the language of symbols was clear.
It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 45.7 × 61.3 cm (18 in. × 24 1/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Poster, Henry Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook 1972; print on metallic-coated paper; H x W: 45.7 × 61.3 cm (18 in. × 24 1/8 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-1-11
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.
