letterpress
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- Pamphlet, Posters by E. McKnight Kauffer, Museum of Modern Art
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Gift of Margery Masinter .
- 96.2019.6
- Book, Murder by Latitude
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Purchase from the Margery Masinter....
- 96.2019.5
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Book, The Open Conspiracy
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Purchase from the Special Collections....
- 96.2019.4
- Book, Look! We Have Come Through!
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Purchase from the Margery Masinter....
- 96.2019.16
- Book, The Art of the Poster: Its Origin, Evolution, and Purpose
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
- 96.2019.12
- Book, The Clio
- letterpress.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Purchase from the Special Collections....
- 96.2019.1
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Announcement Card, Announcement Card for Pavilion le style Guimard at the...
- letterpress.
- Lent by Nicolas Horiot, Auberville, France.
- 31.2019.3
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Invitation, Invitation to the Housing Exhibition ("Exposition de...
- letterpress.
- Lent by Nicolas Horiot, Auberville, France.
- 31.2019.2
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Postcards, Le Style Guimard, 1903
- letterpress.
- Lent by Nicolas Horiot, Auberville, France.
- 31.2019.1a/i
- Corporate Identity, Independent Project Press
- letterpress.
- Gift of Bruce Licher.
- 1995-145-9
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Corporate Identity, Independent Project Recor
- letterpress.
- Gift of Bruce Licher.
- 1995-145-7
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Flyer, Beautiful Noise
- letterpress.
- Gift of Bruce Licher.
- 1995-145-16
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Advertisement, Earth postcard
- letterpress.
- Gift of Bruce Licher.
- 1995-145-15
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Corporate Identity, Independent Project Press
- letterpress.
- Gift of Bruce Licher.
- 1995-145-12
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Card, Curtis Moffat Ltd.
- letterpress.
- Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
- 1963-39-1271
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Subscription Flyer, Bauhaus Zeitschrift für Bau und Gestaltung (Bauhaus...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.46
- Catalog, Katalog der Muster (Catalog of Samples)
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.38
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Invitation, Einladung (Invitation): Bauhaus Dessau
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.37
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Booklet, Berthold Bayer Type: Beilage zu (Supplement to) Typographische...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.35
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Catalog, Katalog Wohnbedarf (Catalog of Goods for the Home)
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.33
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Catalog, Bauhaus Bücher (Bauhaus Books) 14
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.31
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Invitation, Bart‑nasen‑herzensfest der Bauhauskapelle...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.28
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Card, Herbert Bayer, Verband Deutscher Reklamefachleute (Association of...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.27
- Prospectus, Das Bauhaus in Dessau: Arbeitsplan: Der Druckerie (Work Plan: The...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.23
![A vertical cream letterpress prospectus cover for the Bauhaus Curriculum in Dessau, with a black circle in our top left corner and two thin orange rectangles which form a left-angled right angle stretching a quarter of the width and the full length of the prospectus. Two thin horizontal black rectangles stretching the remaining three-quarters of the width form a grid on our upper right with the German word [lehrplan], meaning [curriculum] in lowercase orange letters printed inside the grid, and the German text [das bauhaus in dessau], meaning [The Bauhaus in Dessau] printed in orange lowercase letters above it. Inside the orange left-angled right angle and rotated ninety degrees counter clockwise black lowercase German text reads [auskunft erteilt die geschäftsstelle des bauhauses: dessau mauerstr. 36], meaning [the Bauhaus office provides information: Dessau Mauer street. 36], with an upward pointing black arrow beneath the text in our lower left corner. Underneath the bottom black rectangle of the grid German lowercase black text reads: [zweck: 1. durchbildung bildnerisch begabter menschen in handwerklicher, technischer und formaler beziehung mit dem ziel gemeinsamer arbeit am bau. 2. praktische versuchsarbeit für hausbau und hauseinrichtung. entwicklung von standardmodellen für industrie und handwerk.], meaning [Purpose: 1. To train people with creative skills in craft technical and formal relationships with the aim of working together on construction. 2. Practical experimental work for house construction and home furnishing, the development of standard models for industry and craft]. Followed by [lehrgebiete: 1. werklehre für a. holz (tischlerei) b. metall (silber und kupferschmiede) c. farbe (wandmalerei) d. gewebe (weberei färberei) e. buch und kunstdruck ergänzende lehrgebiete: material und werkzeugkunde grundbegriffe von buchführung, preisberechnung, vertragsabschlüssen 2. formlehre: (praktisch und theoretisch) a. anschauung werkstoffkunde naturstudium b. darstellung projektionslehre konstruktionslehre werkzeichnen und modellbau für alle räumlichen gebilde entwerfen c. gestaltung raumlehre farblehre ergänzende lehrgebiete: vorträge aus gebieten der kunst und wissenschaft], meaning [Teaching areas: 1. Work teaching for a. wood (carpentry) b. metal (silver and copper forge) c. color (mural) d. tissue (weaving, dyeing) e. book and art printing. Supplementary teaching areas: material and tools, science, basic concepts of book-keeping, price calculation, conclusion of contracts. 2. Form theory: (practical and theoretical) a. view materials, science nature study b. representation projection theory, design theory, drawing and model construction for all spatial structures c. design of spatial theory, color theory. Additional teaching areas: lectures from the fields of art and science]. Followed by [lehrfolge: 1. grundlehre: dauer: 2 halbjahre. elementarer formuntericht in verbindung mit praktischen übungen in der besonderen werkstatt für die grundlehre. im zweiten halbjahr probweise aufnahme in eine lehrwerkstatt. ergebnis: endgültige aufnahme], meaning [Teaching sequence: 1. Basic course: duration: two and a half years. Elementary formal lessons in connection with practical exercises in the special workshop for basic teaching. In the second half of the year trial admission to a teaching workshop. Result: final recording].](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/358862_5d0706b81436c4d1_n.jpg "Prospectus (cover), Das Bauhaus in Dessau: Lehrplan (The Bauhaus in Dessau: Curriculum)")
- Prospectus (cover), Das Bauhaus in Dessau: Lehrplan (The Bauhaus in Dessau:...
- letterpress.
- Collection of Merrill C. Berman.
- 15.2019.22
- There are 2 images of this object.
![A vertical cream letterpress letterhead for the Bauhaus in Dessau. In our upper left corner lowercase German text printed in black and encased in an orange rectangle reads [das bauhaus in dessau], meaning the Bauhaus in Dessau. Underneath this German lowercase orange text reads [dessau mauerstraße 36 fernruf 2696] followed by German lowercase black text which reads [städt. kreisspark. dessau 2634 postscheck magdeburg 13701] and indicates the address of the Bauhaus in Dessau. Underneath and to the right of this four German phrases are printed in black and orange lower case with spacing between each to take up the length of the letterhead; first [ihre zeichen], meaning [your signs] in black, then [ihre nachtricht vom], meaning [your message from] also in black, followed by [unsere zeichen], meaning [your signs] and finally [tag], meaning [day] both in orange. Underneath [ihre zeichen] in slightly larger orange lowercase German is printed betreff, meaning [subject]. In our bottom left corner in lowercase black German [bauhausdruk bayer] is printed rotated ninety degrees counter-clockwise. To the right of this and at the bottom of the card in lowercase black German text is printed; [wir schreiben alles klein, den wir sparen damit zeit. außerdem: warum 2 alfabete, wenn eins dasselbe erreicht? Warum groß schreiben, wenn man nicht groß sprechen kann?], meaning [We write everythin in small letters because we save time. Moreover, why use two alphabets if one achieves the same thing? Why capitalise when you can’t speak big?]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/358861_0ecaf52ef953481c_n.jpg "Letterhead, Das Bauhaus in Dessau, 1926–28")
