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USA baut

Poster
1945 (made)
Artist/Maker

Poster made up of an abstract pattern of squares of colour toned black and white photographs of tower blocks and roads.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUSA baut (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Poster advertising and exhibition of American architecture held at the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Zurich 9th September - 7th October 1945 by Max Bill
Physical description
Poster made up of an abstract pattern of squares of colour toned black and white photographs of tower blocks and roads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1312mm
  • Width: 950mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
bill 45
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Geshichte des Plakates. Histoire de l'affiche. History of the poster Müller-Brockmam, Josef. Zurich: ABC-Verlag, (1971). 244p. illus.
Collection
Accession number
E.217-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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