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Envelope, Bauhaus Ausstellung

This is a Envelope. It was designed by Herbert Bayer and made for (as the client) Bauhaus, Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen. It is dated ca. 1968 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is letterpress on white wove 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

11.1 × 21.9 cm (4 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Envelope, Bauhaus Ausstellung; Designed by Herbert Bayer (American, b. Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985); Client: Bauhaus, Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen; letterpress on white wove paper; 11.1 × 21.9 cm (4 3/8 × 8 5/8 in.); Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors; 2016-54-4

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