Bookplate, From the Books of John Hubley

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1940	Work on this object began.
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Bookplate, From the Books of John Hubley

This is a bookplate. It was graphic design by Alvin Lustig. It is dated 1940–55 and we acquired it in 2001. Its medium is screenprint, letterpress on gray wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Susan Lustig Peck.

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brush and gouache, graphite on cream wove paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-73

Square drawing in gouache with an overall pattern design of what appear to be stylized, elongated guitars (shaped like stretched out figure-8’s) positioned at different angles. Most of the guitar bodies are cream with orange necks/fret boards and cream tuning pegs. A few have cream bodies and necks (no distinguishable fretboards) with orange tuning pegs. The background and the sound holes are chocolate brown. The ends of the guitar necks bend to their right. Some of the guitars are drawn in loose perspective with a part of one side or a bottom visible. The sides are rendered with simple orange accents which against the cream suggests some kind of shadow. There is a sense of musicality to the layout - the relative brightness (cream color) of the flat sinuous guitar shapes facing different directions comprise the main motif and keep the viewer moving throughout the pattern; the contrasting linearity of the necks and the orange accents create a sense of dynamism, and the sets of tiny tuning pegs (3 on each side of the neck) interspersed throughout the pattern are like delicate trills. The instruments seem cartoonish, with not realistic guitar proportions, however their various sizes, shapes, and positions serve to pleasantly fill the space.

Object ID #18640379
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-55

Its dimensions are

7.6 x 8.9 cm (3 x 3 1/2 in. )

It is inscribed

Printed in brown ink, upper left: FROM THE BOOKS; lower left: OF JONH HUBLEY.

Cite this object as

Bookplate, From the Books of John Hubley; Graphic design by Alvin Lustig (American, 1915–1955); USA; screenprint, letterpress on gray wove paper; 7.6 x 8.9 cm (3 x 3 1/2 in. ); Gift of Susan Lustig Peck; 2001-29-45

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DPjP/
Accession Number 2001-29-45
Object ID 18694839