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Poster, IBM Rebus

This is a Poster. It was graphic design by Paul Rand. It is dated ca. 1992 and we acquired it in 2002. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Marion S. Rand.

  • Textile, IBM
  • linen.
  • Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.
  • 2001-1-3
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Its dimensions are

99.1 x 34.9 cm (39 x 13 3/4 in. )

It is signed

Signed [imprinted] in black, upper right of blue segment: Paul Rand

It is inscribed

Imprinted in black in Japanese characters, lower left

Cite this object as

Poster, IBM Rebus; Graphic design by Paul Rand (American, 1914–1996); USA; offset lithograph on paper; 99.1 x 34.9 cm (39 x 13 3/4 in. ); Gift of Marion S. Rand; 2002-11-26

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