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Checkerboard

Print
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white print of cars on a covered road. Shafts of light from above form a chequerboard pattern on the road.

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view Art Deco printmakers The Art Deco design movement touched every creative medium from roughly 1910 to 1940, and prints and posters of the age were no exception. Ultimately about pleasure and modernity, the style widely reflected themes of fast-paced city life and featured bold geometric forms.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCheckerboard
Materials and techniques
lithograph
Brief description
'Checkerboard', lithograph print, Louis Lozowick, USA, 1926
Physical description
Black and white print of cars on a covered road. Shafts of light from above form a chequerboard pattern on the road.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.9375in
  • Width: 8.6875in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Louis Lozowick '26 (signed in pencil)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
E.2691-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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