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1963

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1993

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Book Cover, Philip Johnson: Makers of Contemporary Architecture

This is a Book cover. It was designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen and made for (as the client) George Braziller. It is dated 1963 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is lithograph on off-white 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: 26 x 44.5 cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black, front cover upper left: BY JOHN M. JACOBUS, JR.; in green, at right: Philip Johnson; in black, below: MAKERS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

Cite this object as

Book Cover, Philip Johnson: Makers of Contemporary Architecture; Designed by Elaine Lustig Cohen (American, 1927–2016); Client: George Braziller; USA; lithograph on off-white wove paper; H x W: 26 x 44.5 cm (10 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.); Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff; 1993-31-50

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