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  • We acquired this object.

1968

  • Work on this object began.

2018

2025

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Poster, 50 Jahre Bauhaus

This is a Poster. It was designed by Herbert Bayer. It is dated 1968. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of George R. Kravis II. It is credited Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection.

Its dimensions are

59.1 × 41.9 cm (23 1/4 × 16 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in black ink, upper left: 50 Jahre (50 Years) / Austellung (Exhibition) / 5.Mai – 28.Juli (5.May – 28.July) / 1968; lower left: Württembergischer / Kunstverein / Stuttgart / Kunstgebäude / am Schlossplatz

Cite this object as

Poster, 50 Jahre Bauhaus; Designed by Herbert Bayer (American, b. Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985); offset lithograph on paper; 59.1 × 41.9 cm (23 1/4 × 16 1/2 in.); Gift from the George R. Kravis II Collection; 2019-29-29

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