Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA Search this
Medium:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
21.7 × 33.2 cm (8 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Open: 21.7 × 53.4 cm (8 9/16 × 21 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 jacket design for Minority Report by H.L. Mencken, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Front cover, shown at right, 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, at center, 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. At left, back cover design is shown, containing a reproduction of a photograph taken by Alfred A. Knopf, with a descriptive caption printed above in black against a green background. Verso: Left and right flaps containing a summary of the book and publication details printed in black and red. Includes a printed signature in red by Alfred A. Knopf.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors