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Graphic Design: A Library of Old and New Masters in the Graphic Arts

1936

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Hardcover copy of "Graphic Design: A Library of Old and New Masters in the Graphic Arts" with 407 glossy pages. The front cover has brown printed text in the center left which reads [GRAPHIC / DESIGN] with a linear design between the two words. The spine has [GRAPHIC / DESIGN / FRIEND / HEFTER] with the title and authors separated by three horizontal lines. The back cover has a grouping of several brown printed horizontal lines in the center which run from the spine to the opposite edge. The green binding is faded with some loss on the edges. The reverse of the front cover has a sticker for [barna MAIPU 441/ BUENOS AIRES] in the upper left corner. The half title page has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones which reads [LOIS JONES / PIERRE-NOEL / EX LIBRIS]. The book has a handwritten inscription.

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Catalog reference: 2016.26.5.15

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