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Front and back cover design consisting of a series of diagonal interconnected black lines or beams against a white background. Printed in red ink, front cover, across upper margin: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, small text, directly below, across upper margin: MAKERS OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE; in black ink, small text, upper left, upper margin: BY JOHN MCHALE. Printed in red ink, vertically, upper portion of spine: R. Buckminster Fuller; in black ink, vertically, center of spine: BY JOHN MCHALE; vertically, lower portion of spine: George Braziller.

Book Cover, R. Buckminster Fuller, Makers of Contemporary Architecture...
offset lithograph on glossy white paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-51

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Cover design for "The Noble Savage 4," edited by Saul Bellow and Keith Botsford. Black and white photographic image of a three quarter frontal view of a stone sculpture. Text superimposed over image on headgear, across face and at lower left on image. White text across face in the form of a curling mustache.Title of book appears in "Playbill" type at top of sheet. Pointed red circular shape at lower left with printed black text within.

Book Cover, Noble Savage 4, 1959
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-37

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle. Oval head with features of Aboriginal mask: large, round eyes; triangular nose, and semi-circular mouth. Head is wrapped in wide ribbon with double leaves on either side of head.

Drawing, Advertising Design for Veramon-Schering, ca. 1925
graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-16

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two designs for shawls in shape of upside-down equalaterial triangles. In upper triangle, pattern of cubic forms in perspective with border of different cubic shapes. In lower triangle, stylized bird with flag in mouth. Border suggested along two edges.

Drawing, Two Designs for Shawls, ca. 1924
graphite on thin cream paper, lined.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-11

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Vertical format print advertisement tear sheet. Black vertical rectangle with white margins at all sides. At upper center, two white rounded rectangles with black horizontal lines and red wavy vertical lines form an abstract pair of eyes. Above, aligned right, white printed text, the word "eyes" larger and in orange, the spaces in the "e" letters filled in with red circles and the orange line of the "y" extending down composition with an arrow pointing down, the line of which forms an abstract nose of the face in the advertisement and simulates Schlumberger's product. Below, company name in red text.

Print, Advertisement, Schlumberger, The Eyes of the Oil Industry, 1958
lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-124

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Printed text "usa" arranged vertically, repeating across white ground in a diagnal line, alternating between red and blue. Black printed text at upper left and lower right.

Book Cover, United States of America, XXXII International Biennial Exposition...
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-62

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Vertical rectangle with white ground and printed black text, listing offerings of Meridian Books, including groups for Greenwich Editions, Meridian Books, Meridian Giants, Living Age Books, and Jewish Publication Series. Between each grouping, a horizontal black bar with various decorations at either ends, including rough-cut circles, pointed stars, and triangles.

Print, Advertisement for Meridian Books, 1959
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-48

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Cover design fro "Montesquieu: The Persian Letters", by J. Robert Loy. Title and author are printed in black on a rectangle of white paper, bordered with bronze colored repeated foliate motif at center of front cover. Black wood grain printed over green background surrounds rectangle of blank paper with title. Back cover is green with black and white text. Verso: mirrored scene in woodblock style, in green, featuring a camel rider on a covered pavilion and a man leading amid a forest with animals.

Book Cover, Montesquieu: The Persian Letters, 1960
lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-41

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Drawing, Advertising Design for Veramon-Schering, ca. 1925
graphite on dark cream paper, lined.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-17

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

One quadrant of circular design with three interlocked fish and small spotted shell at lower left. Ruled lines form triangles above and below.

Drawing, Design for Plate with Fish and Shell, ca. 1923
graphite on white paper, lined.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-15

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

Vertical rectangle. Exhibition poster image comprised of five lines of printed text: Oskar/ Schlemmer / Les Noces / Igor / Stravinsky; the words made up of varying styles and scales of typographic letter forms in black, yellow, red, and blue (a color palette used by de Stijl or Bauhaus designers). The names of the featured artist and composer flank the central and larger title of the piece, like a particularly vibrant section of a written musical score. The "O" in each word is a solid circle (gold-yellow for "Oskar" at upper right: red in "Noces" at center; blue in "Igor" at lower left), accenting the page in an attractive eye-catching way, like rhythmic beats in visual music, as well as serving as an allusion to the geometric shapes used in Schlemmer's costume and set designs.

Poster, Schlemmer's Designs for Stravinsky's Les Noces, Museo Cantonale...
offset lithograph on white paper.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2002-15-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
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Vertical rectangle. Exhibition poster image comprised of a light blue circle (like a pure, perfectly-formed lens) set onto the center of a black horizontal bar/base. This dominant, geometric image (set against a white background) is flanked by two vertical, diaphanous bands bearing the names of the photographer "Alberto Flammer" (left) and the artist "Flavio Paolucci" (right).

Poster, Alberto Flammer/Flavio Paolucci, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano,...
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2002-15-3

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
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Vertical rectangle. Title page with vignette of coat of arms with rampant lion, on large sheet which is folded so as to form a last page as well, on which is imprinted the colophon and titles of Plates I through VI.

Print, Title Page, "Sest Dob Nashi Historie" Portfolio, 1921
linoleum cut, letterpress on cream wove paper.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-10-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Page printed with table of contents written in Czech. Verso: colophon down middle of page in Czech.

Print, Table of Contents for "Ethiopie, cili Christos, Madonna a Svati, jak...
letterpress on cream wove paper.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-9-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two weave diagrams and one drawing of doublecloth cross section and two woven textile samples, all attached to a piece of cardboard. One sample (a) is doublecloth in red and white cotton and the other is double faced plain weave and twill in tan, yellow, brown and white.

Samples And Charts (Germany), ca. 1930
paper, cotton, wool.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-3

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Black warp and white weft woven fabric with cellophane plain weave face on the front and burlap type plain weave face on the back.

Sample (Germany), 1936
cellophane, jute (?).
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Blue and white plaid woven sample stitched onto cardboard.

Sample (Germany), 1930
cotton.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal rectangle. One large cone shape between two small cone shapes on either side. All three cones are "exploding" rectangular boxes many of which are labeled: VD.

Drawing, Advertising Design with Three Volcanos Spewing Packages, ca. 1925
graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Elaine Lustig Cohen.
2000-20-12

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

Ex Libris exhibition cover. Vertical rectangle format, cover shows a nude female figure printed in red reading a book. Printed diagonally over the cover and image of the female nude are the names of artists. Verso: gallery name with the address and phone number. Inside are text and images for 46 items relating to the gallery.

Book, Ex Libris 17, 1990
lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-152

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

Ex Libris exhibition catalogue. "ex libris" in red bold text diagonally at center on white ground. Quotes by various artists with citations in black text, printed over the exhibition title and arranged so that they vary in direction and point size, creating linear pattern.

Book, Ex Libris 16, 1989
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-151

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

Exhibition catalogue for Dada and Surrealism. Vertical format, black and white surrealist photoillustration fills front cover. A female hand with polished nails reaches through an empty ornate picture frame against an abstract ground made up of various images in photomontage style. Partial image of a fish at lower right. Inside,text and images relating to 521 items in the exhibition. Verso: photoillustration of a hand holding a pocket watch.

Book, Ex Libris 15: Dada & Surrealism, 1986
lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-150

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

Bauhaus exhibition catalogue or Ex Libris. Vertical format, black and white abstract photoillustration fills the cover. Shadows cast by a material perforated with circular holes at bottom create rows of white dots. At upper right, an intersection of diagonal lines. At center, two groups of three-dimensional letters placed on a surface spelling "bauhaus" in black and white diagonally across composition. Inside, text and images relating to 197 items in the exhibition at Elaine Lustig Cohen's gallery, Ex Libris.

Book, Ex Libris 11: Bauhaus, 1984–85
lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-149

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

Exhibition catalogue for Ex Libris. Stylized red propeller airplane with black and gray details on white ground. "ex libris" printed in black on fuselage, the number "9" printed in black within gray circles on each of the wings. Propellers depicted as a series of concentric circles in black, white, and gray. Radiating from the propellers, at the front of the plane, the word "FUTURISM" printed in black six times.

Book, Ex Libris 9: Futurism, 1982
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-148

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

Exhibition announcement for Ex Libris, square format. Black and orange geometric designs on front and back covers. On front cover, at right, two black and white photoillustrations depicting the face of a male figure, split vertically in half so that at left his expression is serious and at right he is laughing. Printed text in black and orange throughout. On inside cover, images of photographs from the exhibition.

Book, Futurist Photography, 1990
lithograph on off-white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-147

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

Vertical format print advertisement tear sheet. At top, printed black text with product name and discription, three wavy lines in yellow, purple, and red. At bottom half of composition, layers of black and white patterns representing layers of the earth, two groups separated by the apparatus of the dipmeter product, which extends from the "p" in "dipmeter" at top, shown in black, white, red, yellow, and purple. The ad shows a drawing of the dipmeter underground and wave length activity above in yellow, purple and red.

Print, Advertisement, Schlumberger, Continuous Dipmeter, 1958
lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-125

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

Vertical format print advertisement tear sheet. At lower half of composition, five horizontal layers of colored blocks in gold, pink, gray, and green, representing layers of the earth with grass at surface. At left, a black "T" extends from above ground through all layers, simulating the product advertised. The "T" is also the first letter of an equation, which follows in black text at right. Under the equation is a squiggly line depicting a wave in the earth.

Print, Advertisement, Schlumberger Sonic Log, 1958
lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-123

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

Print, Advertisement, Lindenmeyr Schlosser Holiday Announcements, 1961
lithograph on tan wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-122

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

Vertical format brochure booklet for Soulages exhibition at Kootz gallery. Both front and back cover have a 3-inch bar of black ink on the left, white paper at the left margin and at the right; printed text on white part only. Inside are pictures, text, and checklist for the Soulages paintings. Verso: gallery address and artist listing.

Booklet, Soulages, Kootz Gallery, New York, NY, 1959
offset lithograph on white glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-119

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
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Brochure for Picasso exhibition at Kootz Gallery. On cover in alternating orange and hot pink text on white ground, the word "PICASSO" repeated five times from top to bottom. Printed vertical black text provides name and dates of exhibition, printed black text at lower right provides gallery name. Inside, checklist for the five Picasso paintings included in the exhibition. Verso: address and hours.

Brochure, Picasso: Five Master Works, Kootz Gallery, New York, NY, 1958
lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-118

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

Tri-fold exhibition brochure for Marca-Relli at Kootz Gallery. On front cover, a large red-orange "M" occupyies most of the page. Artist name in black at the top of the rightmost vertical stroke of the "M", with dates in blue at top of the left. Inside are pictures and text about the art. Verso: gallery information and list of artists represented.

Brochure, Marca-Relli, Kootz Gallery, New York, NY, 1962
offset lithograph on off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-117

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

Poster design for the Serpan exhibition at the Kootz Gallery. At upper right, an inverted letter "S" printed in green, the word "SERPAN" printed on top, alternating between black and white letters. At lower left, a large "K" made of black and green elements. Below "K," printed text with gallery information in green and black. At lower right, a photoillustration of a painting included in the exhibition.

Poster, Serpan, Kootz Gallery, New York, NY, 1958
lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-115

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

Greeting card with the image of a silver and gray striped star against a white, silver, and gray backgound.

Greeting Card, In the Beginning, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, ca....
offset lithograph, silverleaf on white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-112-a

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

Change of address card for Elaine Lustig, black print on yellow ground. Black printed text vertically at left, new address at lower right.

Print, Change of Address Card, Elaine Lustig, 227 East 66th Street, New York,...
lithograph on yellow paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-111-a,b

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

Horizontal format invitation to Elaine and Arthur Cohen's New Year's Day celebration illustrated with a visual mathematical formula for mulled wine. Three photoillustrated images, with "+" between each in black and orange, are arranged horizontally. At left, a bisected orange pomander, studded with whole cloves. At center, the label for Chateauneuf-du-Pape, a French red wine from the Rhone valley. At right, the label for Courvoisier cognac. Following the last image, an orange "=" appears with the couple's address at right.

Print, Invitation, New Year's Day Party, Elaine and Arthur Cohen, 103 East...
offset lithograph on off-white wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-110

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
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Square format invitation with black print on white ground. Two quadrilateral black forms, one horizontal at top and one diagonally across print, form a large number "7." Printed in black ink, lower right: A Party for the / New Year / January 7, 1968 / Elaine and Arthur Cohen / 160 East 70 Street / 4 p m to 9 p m.

Print, Invitation, A Party for the New Year, Elaine and Arthur Cohen, New...
offset lithograph on white coated glossy wove paper.
Gift of Tamar Cohen and Dave Slatoff.
1993-31-109

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