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1963

  • Work on this object began.

1973

  • Work on this object ended.

2016

  • We acquired this object.

2019

2024

  • You found it!

Envelope, Bauhaus Air Mail

This is a Envelope. It was designed by Herbert Bayer. It is dated ca. 1968 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is letterpress on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors.

Its dimensions are

11.2 × 22.2 cm (4 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Envelope, Bauhaus Air Mail; Designed by Herbert Bayer (American, b. Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985); letterpress on white paper; 11.2 × 22.2 cm (4 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors; 2016-54-431

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