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Poster, Images of an Era: The American Poster, 1945-75

This is a Poster. It was made for (as the client) The Corcoran Gallery of Art. It is dated 1974 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by The Corcoran Gallery of Art. It is credited Gift of Various Donors.

Its dimensions are

89.2 × 61 cm (35 1/8 × 24 in.)

It is signed

Printed in red script, vertically, lower right of design: Ivan Chermayeff

It is inscribed

Printed in black ink, lower center: Corcoran Gallery of Art / November 21-January 4 / 17th Street & New York Avenue / Organized by the National Collection of Fine Arts, / Smithsonian Institution / Made possible by a grant from Mobil

Cite this object as

Poster, Images of an Era: The American Poster, 1945-75; Client: The Corcoran Gallery of Art (United States); USA; lithograph on paper; 89.2 × 61 cm (35 1/8 × 24 in.); Gift of Various Donors; 1981-29-429

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