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1997

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Poster, 1965/66 Stadttheater Basel [Poster for the 1965-66 Season of the City Theater, Basel]

This is a Poster. It was designed by Armin Hofmann and collected by Dan Friedman and made for (as the client) Stadttheater, Basel. It is dated 1965 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is offset lithograph on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled 1965/66 Season Poster for Municipal Theater, Basel, with Weekly Program.

This object was donated by Ken Friedman. It is credited Gift of Ken Friedman.

  • Poster, Tanzstudio Wulff
  • letterpress on white wove paper.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
  • 2004-1-1

Its dimensions are

128 x 90 cm (50 3/8 x 35 7/16 in. )

It is inscribed

In black lower left corner: Entwurf: A. Hofmann/ Druck: Wassermann A.G.

Cite this object as

Poster, 1965/66 Stadttheater Basel [Poster for the 1965-66 Season of the City Theater, Basel]; Designed by Armin Hofmann (Swiss, b.1920); Collected by Dan Friedman (American, 1945–1995); Client: Stadttheater, Basel; Switzerland; offset lithograph on white wove paper; 128 x 90 cm (50 3/8 x 35 7/16 in. ); Gift of Ken Friedman; 1997-19-144

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