1999 | Acquired | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Small frosty-green trash can; oval mouth pierced on either side with holes for hand grips, tapering to circular base.

Garbino Waste Basket, 1997
polypropylene.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1999-9-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Large frosty-lavender trash can; oval mouth pierced on either side with holes for hand grips, tapering to circular base.

Garbo Waste Basket, introduced 1996
molded polypropylene.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1999-9-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Poster, 19-Century Jewelry: A Selection from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection

Poster, 19-Century Jewelry: A Selection from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1999-7-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Poster, Views of Rome: Drawings & Watercolors from the Collection of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Poster, Views of Rome: Drawings & Watercolors from the Collection of the...
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1999-7-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Poster, Polishes Perfection: Turned Wood Bowls

Poster, Polishes Perfection: Turned Wood Bowls
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1999-7-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Roughly cylindrical form with undulating mouth, the clear-glazed white body constructed of irregular flat and curled slabs roughly joined and overlapping to create a wall and floor of varying thickness and translucence.

"Light Gatherer" Vase, 20th century
porcelain.
Gift of Helen W. Drutt English and Rudolf Staffel.
1999-63-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Rustic twig formations, forming trefoil arches and trellis pattern. Continuous twig band along top and bottom edges. Printed in tan on light green mottled ground.

Border, Kennebec, 1998
screen printed.
Gift of Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
1999-62-3

This object was made by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

All-over pattern of rustic twigs, turned in various directions. Printed in tan on mottled light green ground.

Sidewall, Kennebec, 1998
screen printed.
Gift of Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
1999-62-2

This object was made by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Botanical drawings, in browns, tans and metallic gold, arranged as a collage on a background of tans and metallic gold.

Textile, "Kalaheo Botanica", 1999
cotton.
Gift of Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
1999-62-1

This object was made by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc..
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Of thickly constructed honey-colored laminate and veneer, the curving planar seat and back sit firmly on four attenuated rectangular legs; rectilinear arms rise from either side of the seat and curve back to join the rear legs behind the chair back.

"Library Chair" Chair, design began 1991, introduced 1995
laminated poplar wood, maple veneer.
Gift of RoseLee, Zoe, and Pierce Jackson.
1999-61-1

This object was made by Dakota Jackson, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

This depicts the ancient marble column preserved in the Chapel of the Pieta in St. Peter's, Rome. It is a spiral column with the top half covered with a leafy vine ornamentation between a ring of acanthus leaves (at the middle) and another ring of acanthus leaves (at top), capped by an Ionic capital. The bottom half of the column is a fluted spiral. At the base is another row of acanthus leaves. This impression is a first state before the inscription.

Print, The Column from the Temple of Solomon, 1570–73
engraving on white laid paper.
Museum purchase from Drawings and Prints Council Fund.
1999-60-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Wiener Werkstätte design for decorated paper: blue and aqua plaid pattern. Looks like combed paper or finger-painted image.

Drawing, Design for Decorated Paper: Blue and Aqua Plaid, early 20th century
brush and watercolor, gouache on off-white coated wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Wiener Werkstätte design for decorated paper: loose and pale, watery blue striations/ faint grid. Paper looks "combed" or like finger-painted design.

Drawing, Design for Decorated Paper: Pale Blue Striations, early 20th century
brush and pale blue watercolor on cream wove coated paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) design for decorated paper: hand-painted stripes in black/brown, purple, lavender, and red, overlaid with repeat pattern of small gray sprigs or branches. The stripes bleed through the thin paper.

Drawing, Design for Decorated Paper: Purple, Red, Black Stripes, early 20th...
brush and watercolor, gouache on off-white wove coated paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; green background overprinted in lavender-blue on white ground.

Print, "lavender-blue over green", Plate 5, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; magenta background overprinted in turquoise on white ground.

Print, "turquoise over magenta", Plate 4, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-8

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; pink background overprinted in putty on white ground.

Print, "putty over pink", Plate 3, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; yellow background overprinted in blue-white on white ground.

Print, "blue-white over yellow", Plate 2, "Color / Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-6

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; scarlet background overprinted in dark green on white ground.

Print, "dark green over scarlet", Plate 1 "Color / Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-5

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Text page: List of Plates in two columns entltled "Part I" (on left) and "Part II" (on right). See 1999-6-6-1 for individual plate names.

Print, "Color / Moire" Portfolio List of Plates, 1969
letterpress in black on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-4

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Introductory text page to portfolio fills center column of sheet.Text explains that the portfolio in question is a reprint of "Color in Line" published in 1960 and states the artist's objective: "to create both color interactions and design interactions, or 'moire,' by using one design in two colors, later overlapped."

Print, "Color / Moire" Portfolio Introduction, 1969
letterpress in black on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Text page: Acknowledgements page for "Color / Moire"

Print, Acknowledgements Page, Plate 27, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
print, "color / moire" letterpress in black on heavy off-white wove paper..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-27

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; white printed on clear ground.

Print, "white", Plate 20, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on clear acetate..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-26

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; turquoise printed on clear ground.

Print, "blue", Plate 23, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on clear acetate..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-25

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; yellow printed on clear ground.

Print, "yellow", Plate 22, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on clear acetate..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-24

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; black printed on clear ground.

Print, "black", Plate 19, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on clear acetate..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-23

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; magenta printed on clear ground.

Print, "red", plate 21, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on clear acetate..
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-22

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; yellow, overprinted in purple on white ground.

Print, "purple lines on yellow lines, Plate 18, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-21

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; blue overprinted in black on white ground.

Print, "black lines on blue lines", Plate 17, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-20

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Imprinted in narrow column down middle of sheet: COLOR / MOIRE / by Albert Gregory / Cambridge, Massachusetts / 1969 / This is 23 [number added by hand in black ink] of 100 copies.
Publication information from colophon page 1999-6-6-27: Prepared and printed in 1968-1969 by Atlantic Typographers, Boston, Massachusetts, handset Univers (65) type; handmixed colors from Sinclair (Secaucus, NJ) and Valentine, Inc.; printed on 140' Mohawk Poseidon Bristol paper (Mohawk Paper Company, Cohoes, NY).

Print, "Color / Moire" Portfolio Title Page, 1969
letterpress in black ink on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; black overprinted in black on white ground.

Print, "black lines on black lines", Plate 16, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on acetate and heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-19

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; blue printed on white ground.

Print, "blue lines", Plate 15, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-18

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; black printed on white ground.

Print, "black lines", Plate 14, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-17

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; beige background overprinted in butter yellow on white ground.

Print, Butter Yellow Over Beige, Plate 13, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-16

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four graduating concentric circles of radial lines like spokes of a wheel; orange background overprinted in light yellow on white ground.

Print, Light Yellow Over Orange, Plate 12, "Color/Moire" Portfolio, 1969
screenprint on heavy off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen.
1999-6-6-15

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.