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Design Director:
Tibor Kalman, American, b. Hungary, 1949–1999  Search this
Designer:
Alexander Isley, American, b. 1961  Search this
Douglas Riccardi, probably American, active late 20th century  Search this
Alexander Brebner  Search this
Laura Genninger  Search this
Maira Kalman, American, Israeli-born, b. 1949  Search this
Medium:
Offset lithography
Dimensions:
1993-151-204a - 21.5 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
1993-151-204b - 21.5 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
1993-151-204c - 21.5 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
1993-151-204b - 21.5 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
1993-151-204c - 21.5 x 14 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type:
graphic design
cards
Object Name:
cards
Place:
USA
Date:
1984–90
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
1993-151-204a - Promotion card for two M&Co paperweight objects: The design features color photographic illustrations of two paperweights, accompanied by explanatory copy. "Put Gravity to Work for You" in small sans serif style capitals is centered just below the top edge. The yellow, blue striped paperweight, duplicating a crumpled piece of legal paper, is pictured immediately below; One Style appears on the left and (legal) on the right, both in the same type as the line above. Centered below the image in small dark capitals is M&Co (TM) and in a curved format immediately below, Paper Weights is imprinted in larger dark capitals. Below that, aligned with the upper illustration, is a second paperweight image, representing a crumpled blueprint; The Other Style is imprinted on the left and (Blueprint) on the right. Four lines of copy, center justified, appear below. M&Co, followed by address and telephone information, is imprinted across just above the bottom edge.
1993-151-204b - Promotion card for M&Co Christmas gift, A Mystery: The design is composed of photographic color illustrations of the components of the object, accompanied by explanatory copy. The dark green, black-bound cover is pictured in the top half on the right and the box and its enclosed items, across the lower half. The remaining space, to the left of the cover, is headed A Mystery, imprinted in bold black capitals in a curved format, followed by thirteen lines of center-justified copy. Three additional lines of copy in small capitals are placed above and below the cover and below the box, on the right. M&Co, followed by address and telephone information, is imprinted across just above the bottom edge.
1993-151-204c - Promotion card for M&Co wall clocks: Photographic illustrations of four wall clock models are placed to the right of center from top to bottom. On the right, each is identified by name in small, bold sans serif type, followed underneath by a tagline, in small capitals. On the left, centered, Wall Clocks is imprinted in a curved format, followed underneath by M&Co and eleven lines of copy in a mix of small bold and light type, center-justified. M&Co, followed by address and telephone information, is imprinted across just above the bottom edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Tibor Kalman/ M & Co.
Accession Number:
1993-151-204-a/c
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45747b3b6-d971-41a0-aa80-e4192be89946
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1993-151-204-a_c