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Poster - Olivetti Lexikon

Olivetti Lexikon

  • Object:

    Poster

  • Place of origin:

    Italy (printed)

  • Date:

    1953 (printed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Pintori, Giovanni, born 1912 (artist)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour offset lithograph on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Courtesy of Olivetti SpA

  • Museum number:

    CIRC.634-1965

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 84, box C

  • Image in copyright

This is a poster for the Olivetti Typewriter Company. From 1931 Olivetti had an advertising and development office that encouraged painters, graphic designers and architects to experiment in design. In the 1940s and 1950s the painter Giovanni Pintori designed some remarkable posters for the firm. Olivetti’s policy also involved commissioning modern architecture and publishing arts and social science publications. All these activities gave Olivetti worldwide recognition and prestige.

Place of Origin

Italy (printed)

Date

1953 (printed)

Artist/maker

Pintori, Giovanni, born 1912 (artist)

Materials and Techniques

Colour offset lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Height: 693 mm, Width: 484 mm

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

David Crowley and Jane Pavitt eds. Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970. V&A Publishing, 2008. 319p.:ill. ISBN:9781851775439
Exhibition Catalogue

Exhibition History

Cold War Modern (The National Art Gallery, Vilnius 02/10/2009-06/12/2009)
Cold War Modern (Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto 28/03/2009-26/07/2009)
Cold War Modern (Victoria and Albert Museum 25/09/2008-11/01/2009)

Subjects depicted

Advertisements; Typewriters

Categories

Prints; Tools & Equipment; Posters

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O74508
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