Freddy Johnson and His Harlemites
Object Details
- Designer
- Charles Delaunay, French, 1911–1988
- Printer
- Imprimerie R de Gonell, Paris, France
- Description
- The face of Jazz pianist Freddy Johnson is at the center of the composition, flanked by abstracted figures of musicians playing instruments. Dark monochrome, with patches of reflected light. Poster title is split into two fragments of text: "Freddy Johnson" is printed on the upper left-hand corner, and "And his Harlemites" is printed on the lower right-hand corner.
- Credit Line
- Gift of George R. Kravis II
- 1934
- Accession Number
- 2018-22-47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- graphic design
- Object Name
- Poster
- Type
- Poster
- Medium
- Offset lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 39.8 × 60 cm (15 11/16 × 23 5/8 in.)
- designed in
- Paris, France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2018-22-47
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c7bf93df-8a5c-4eb0-92a4-830e98c3ddc1
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