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1972

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Design Drawing, Designs for Push and Pull Symbols

This is a Design Drawing. It is dated June 2 1969 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is photomechanical print on paper. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.

Its dimensions are

H x W (circular push): 25.1 × 21.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (semi circles pull): 25.1 × 21.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (pull with line and two dots): 21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (push with oval and arrows): 21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Design Drawing, Designs for Push and Pull Symbols; photomechanical print on paper; H x W (circular push): 25.1 × 21.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (semi circles pull): 25.1 × 21.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (pull with line and two dots): 21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.) H x W (push with oval and arrows): 21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-1-6-1/4

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.

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