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1960

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1970

  • Work on this object ended.

1987

  • We acquired this object.

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Poster, Happy People Don't Smoke Cigarettes, for the American Cancer Society

This is a Poster. It was designed by Peter Max. It is dated ca. 1965-75 and we acquired it in 1987. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Unknown Donor.

Its dimensions are

91.4 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Happy People Don't Smoke Cigarettes, for the American Cancer Society; Designed by Peter Max (American, b. Germany, 1937); USA; lithograph on paper; 91.4 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in.); Gift of Unknown Donor; 1987-24-18

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