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1932	Work on this object began.
2016	We acquired this object. We photographed this object.
2017	We exhibited this object.
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Poster, UNIC, 1932

This is a Poster. It was designed by A. M. Cassandre and printed by Alliance Graphique. It is dated 1932 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Slim ankles cross to show off elegant shoes in Cassandre’s 1932 poster for the French luxury brand UNIC. Equally sleek from every angle, they seem to dance before our eyes. Cassandre suspends them in a creamy void, but simultaneous profile and frontal views suggest the shoes in motion. Eliminating extraneous information, he focuses the eye around the axial ankles, isolating objects of lust. He simplifies the shoe’s classic style into smooth, volumetric forms, while retaining remarkable detail—neat stitching, scalloped tongues, and perforated toe caps attest to the shoes’ craftsmanship, and highlights accentuate their supple leather.

This object was donated by Merrill Berman. It is credited Gift of Merrill C. Berman in honor of Caitlin Condell.

Print, Thomson, plate from Arts et Métiers Graphique (Graphic Arts and Crafts), July 15, 1931

Print, Thomson, plate from Arts et Métiers Graphique (Graphic Arts and...
lithograph on paper.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-43

A lightbulb-shaped radio lamp in shades of grey and chestnut brown, set in front of a blue and yellow background, divided vertically. The lamp is positioned in front of the dividing which is offset, leaving the blue portion on the left slightly narrower. 'Miniwatt' is printed in red capital letters except for the two “i” characters; the two 't's' are connected, mimicking the shape of the tetrode at the bottom of the lamp image. 'Philips Radio' is rendered immediately underneath in solid capital black letters which are outlined in white. The lettering is justified to the right and set just above the horizontal midpoint of the poster. The artist's name, 'A.M. Cassandre,' and the number 31 are at the top right. A signature and printing notes, notably the year '1931' are printed at the bottom right corner.

Poster, Miniwatt/ Philips Radio, 1931
lithograph on paper.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-23

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Poster, Public Theater, New York: Dancing on Her Knees
screenprint on white wove paper.
Gift of Pentagram.
1998-2-3

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Advertisement for "Hulbert & Parker, Fashionable Footware" Matchsafe

Advertisement for "Hulbert & Parker, Fashionable Footware" Matchsafe
plated metal, printed celluloid.
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
1980-14-785

Drawing, Study of Peter Cooper's Feet for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"

Drawing, Study of Peter Cooper's Feet for "The Atlantic Cable Projectors"
graphite, white chalk on grey wove paper.
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
1942-50-181

Its dimensions are

H x W: 160 × 119 cm (5 ft. 3 in. × 46 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, UNIC, 1932; Designed by A. M. Cassandre (French, b. Ukraine, 1901–1968); Printed by Alliance Graphique; lithograph on paper; H x W: 160 × 119 cm (5 ft. 3 in. × 46 7/8 in.); Gift of Merrill C. Berman in honor of Caitlin Condell; 2016-12-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/77skP/
Accession Number 2016-12-1
Object ID 69158261