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Designer:
Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)  Search this
Author:
H. L. Mencken, American, 1880–1976  Search this
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
21.7 × 18.2 cm (8 9/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Type:
graphic design
Book cover
Object Name:
Book cover
Made in:
Aspen, CO, USA
Designed in:
Aspen, CO, USA
Published in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1956
Description:
Book cover design for Minority Report by H.L. Mencken, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Cover features a black background and a design with 4 concentric/layered circles of different sizes and colors (green, black, red, and white). Printed text above, in white: Minority Report; in red, directly below: H. L. MENCKENs / NOTEBOOKS; along the bottom: Alfred A. Knopf: Publisher, New York. On the spine, shown on the left side, the author's name appears at the top in red, with the title printed in white vertically below, and the publisher's name and logo in red at the bottom.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors
Accession Number:
2016-54-248
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/kq42c61618a-5e1e-40d9-8b70-add7fc9b3a0a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-248