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1979

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1991

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Poster, Office Sweet Office

This is a Poster. It was designed by Lois Ehlert and made for (as the client) Manpower Temporary Services. It is dated 1979 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Lois Ehlert. It is credited Gift of Lois Ehlert.

Its dimensions are

61.1 x 45.6 cm (24 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signature imprinted in orange ink, lower right: Eklert

Cite this object as

Poster, Office Sweet Office; Designed by Lois Ehlert (American, b. 1934); USA; offset lithograph on paper; 61.1 x 45.6 cm (24 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Gift of Lois Ehlert; 1991-69-38

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition How Posters Work.

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