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1970

  • Work on this object began.

1983

  • Work on this object ended.

1998

  • We acquired this object.

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Poster, The Theater. Very Parco.

This is a Poster. It was designed by Eiko Ishioka and illustrated by Kazuyuki Onda and the art director was Eiko Ishioka. It is dated ca. 1970–83 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled The Theater. Very Parco..

This object was donated by James Howard Fraser. It is credited Gift of James Howard Fraser.

Its dimensions are

104 x 72.7 cm (40 15/16 x 28 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Imprinted in black, upper left: ART DIRECTION & DESIGN: EIKO ISHIOKA/COPY WRITING: SHIGESATO ITOI/ILLUSTRATION: KAZUYUKI ONDA

Cite this object as

Poster, The Theater. Very Parco.; Designed by Eiko Ishioka (Japanese, 1938 - 2012); Illustrated by Kazuyuki Onda (Japanese); Japan; lithograph on paper; 104 x 72.7 cm (40 15/16 x 28 5/8 in.); Gift of James Howard Fraser; 1998-44-10

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