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  • We acquired this object.

1941

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2021

2025

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Poster, Organic Design in Home Furnishings

This is a Poster. It was designed by E. McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) The Museum of Modern Art.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Mark Resnick as part of Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.

It is dated 1941. Its medium is screenprint. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

It is credited Mark and Maura Resnick.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 25.4 × 17.8 cm (10 × 7 in.) Frame H x W x D: 43.8 × 36.2 × 2.5 cm (17 1/4 in. × 14 1/4 in. × 1 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Underground Modernist: E. McKnight Kauffer.

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