See more objects with the tag brightly colored, posters, political poster, consumers, protest, Ronald Reagan.

See more objects with the color crimson royalblue peru darkslateblue dimgrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

-0001

1970

  • Work on this object began.

1990

  • Work on this object ended.

1993

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Poster, Buyer Beware

This is a Poster. It was designed by David Virgien. It is dated ca. 1980 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is screenprint on off-white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Karrie Jacobs. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs.

Its dimensions are

62.4 × 43.7 cm (24 9/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Buyer Beware; Designed by David Virgien (German, active USA); USA; screenprint on off-white paper; 62.4 × 43.7 cm (24 9/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Gift of Steven Heller and Karrie Jacobs; 1993-53-5

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18645717/ |title=Poster, Buyer Beware |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=16 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>