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1942

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1997

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

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Poster, Cities are Neighborhoods, Neighborhoods are People: Conserve the Neighborhoods

This is a Poster. It was designed by Ivan Chermayeff and Steff Geissbühler and made for (as the client) National Endowment for the Arts and firm: Chermayeff & Geismar Associates. It is dated n.d. and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is offset lithograph on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Ken Friedman. It is credited Gift of Ken Friedman.

Its dimensions are

68.6 x 55.9 cm (27 x 22 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black ink, vertically, lower left: National Endowment for the Arts / Design Ivan Chermayeff and Stephan Geissbuhler

Cite this object as

Poster, Cities are Neighborhoods, Neighborhoods are People: Conserve the Neighborhoods; Designed by Ivan Chermayeff (American, b. England, 1932 - 2017), Steff Geissbühler; Client: National Endowment for the Arts; Firm: Chermayeff & Geismar Associates (United States); USA; offset lithograph on white wove paper; 68.6 x 55.9 cm (27 x 22 in.); Gift of Ken Friedman; 1997-19-201

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