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1978

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1979

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2010

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Poster, Mistrz kierownicy ucieka (Smokey and the Bandit)

This is a Poster. It was designed by Maciej Żbikowski. It is dated 1978–79 and we acquired it in 2010. Its medium is offset lithograph on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Marc Benda and Sara Benda. It is credited Gift of Sara and Marc Benda.

  • Cap (Egypt)
  • untwisted silk, gilded parchment; z-spun linen lining.
  • Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor.
  • 1949-64-7

Its dimensions are

95.2 x 66.5 cm (37 1/2 x 26 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in printed black ink, vertically, lower left: ŹBIKOWSKI 79

It is inscribed

Printed in black, upper left: NIEUSTANNA ZABAWA I ŚMIECH! / Karkotomne wyczyny dwóch przemytników, dziewczyny / ¡ psa Freda w amerykańskiej komedii sensacyjnej; in red letters outlined in black, left: MISTRZ / KIEROWNICY / UCIEKA; in black, left: Reżyseria: Hal Needham / Prod. A Raster Production–Universal; in black, lower left: WDA-offset Zam. 1305 Naklad 13500 C-88

Cite this object as

Poster, Mistrz kierownicy ucieka (Smokey and the Bandit); Designed by Maciej Żbikowski (Polish, b. 1935); offset lithograph on wove paper; 95.2 x 66.5 cm (37 1/2 x 26 3/16 in.); Gift of Sara and Marc Benda; 2010-21-17

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition How Posters Work.

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