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Designer:
Deborah Aiges, American, b. 1948  Search this
Deborah DeStaffan  Search this
Eric Leonard  Search this
Publisher:
Random House, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Author:
Nicholson Baker, American, b. 1957  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
20.4 × 48 cm (8 1/16 × 18 7/8 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book cover
Object Name:
Book cover
Made in:
USA
Date:
1992
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Front cover depicts, on black ground, the title "Vox" in gray superimposed on a black X. Above the title, centered on the "O," is the phrase, "A NOVEL BY NICHOLSON BAKER," in yellow and pink, read vertically. Front cover leaf gives a short summary of the book. Printed on the spine, at the top, is the author's name in pink overlaying the title in gray and at the bottom is the Random House colophon. The back cover shows several quotes of praise for other books by the same author. Back cover leaf includes the phrase "ABOUT THE AUTHOR," followed by a short paragraph on the author's life.
Credit Line:
Gift of Steven Heller
Accession Number:
1996-74-1
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/kq45150003d-1f15-4c71-b8fe-bc1cf4317836
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-74-1