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Object Timeline

1941

  • Work on this object began.

2018

  • We acquired this object.

2024

  • You found it!

Poster, Cross Out Slums, 1941

This is a Poster. It was designed by Lester Beall and printed by U. S. Government Printing Office and made for (as the client) United States Housing Authority. It is dated 1941 and we acquired it in 2018. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Merrill Berman. It is credited Gift of Merrill C. Berman.

Its dimensions are

101 × 74.8 cm (39 3/4 × 29 7/16 in.) Support: 104.6 × 79.7 cm (41 3/16 × 31 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Cross Out Slums, 1941; Designed by Lester Beall (American, 1903–1969); Printed by U. S. Government Printing Office; Client: United States Housing Authority; lithograph on paper; 101 × 74.8 cm (39 3/4 × 29 7/16 in.) Support: 104.6 × 79.7 cm (41 3/16 × 31 3/8 in.); Gift of Merrill C. Berman; 2018-39-3

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