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1958

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1993

  • We acquired this object.

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2024

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Print, Advertisement, Schlumberger Sonic Log

This is a Print. It was designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen. It is dated 1958 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithograph on white glossy wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Tamar Cohen. It is credited Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 28.2 x 21 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black, vertically, upper right: elaine lustig; in green, upper left: SCHLUMBERGER SONIC LOG; in black, below: For all practical purposes, the velocity of a sonic wave is / controlled by the formation porosity and the fluid in it. / The Sonic Log gives an accurate / porosity measurement. / Detail recording gives excellent / correlation. / Better interpretation of seismic data.

Cite this object as

Print, Advertisement, Schlumberger Sonic Log; Designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen (American, 1927–2016); USA; lithograph on white glossy wove paper; H x W: 28.2 x 21 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.); Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff; 1993-31-123

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