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1988

  • Work on this object began.

1995

  • We acquired this object.

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Announcement, Commercial Art: Illustration, Graphic and Industrial Design

This is a Announcement. It was designed by Edward Fella. It is dated 1988 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is offset lithograph on tan paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edward Fella. It is credited Gift of Edward Fella.

Its dimensions are

43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. )

It is signed

Signature imprinted in black, verso, across right edge, center, ruuning upward, sideways: : Design: Edward Fella, back out way out west

It is inscribed

Recto: Imprinted in black across upper right quadrant: CORNEA/ EXTERNAL/ VIEW OF; across lower left edge, running upward, sideways: DETROIT/ FOCUS; running downward, sideways: GALLERY/ 643 Beaubien, 3rd Floor Detroit, Michigan 48226; diagonally across lower left quadrant, running upward: Gallery Hours:/ Wednesday-Saturday/ Noon-6 p.m.; across lower left corner: (313) 962-9025; across lower edge: Also in the area: SURREALISM, Detroit Artists Market opening, 5-7:30 pm Verso: Imprinted in black across left edge, running upward, sideways: DETROIT FOCUS GALLERY ART OPENING: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 5- 8:30 PM OCTOBER 14 -NOVEMBER 11 1988/ COMMERCIAL ART: ILLUSTRATION, GRAPHIC AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/ with the support of:/ The National Endowment for the Arts/ the Michigan Council for the Arts/ The Detroit Council for the Arts/ EDWARD FELLA/ CHUCK GILLIES/ JAMES A. HOUFF/ JONATHAN R. TEASDALE; across upper right quadrant: OCTOBER 12 -NOVEMBER 11/ COMMERCIAL ART:/ ILLUSTRATION./ GRAPHIC AND/ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN/ EDWARD FELLA/ CHUCK GILLIES/ JAMES A. HOUFF/ JONATHAN R. TEASDALE; across lower left quadrant: Across from the Bricktown People Mover Station/ Detroit Focus/ 743 Beaubien 3rd Floor/ Detroit Michigan 48226; across lower right quadrant: Nonprofit Org./ Bulk Rate/ U.S. Postage/ PAID/ Detroit, Michigan/ Permit No. 2960

Cite this object as

Announcement, Commercial Art: Illustration, Graphic and Industrial Design; Designed by Edward Fella (American, b. 1938); USA; offset lithograph on tan paper; 43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. ); Gift of Edward Fella; 1995-42-21

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