Newport Jazz Festival
Object Details
- Date
- 1978
- Designer
- Milton Glaser, American, 1929–2020
- Publisher
- ProCreations Publishing, New Orleans, Louisiana
- For
- Push Pin Studios, New York, New York, USA
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Vividly colored poster depicting the figure of a standing singer fused with that of a saxophonist, who forms the skirt of her dress. The figure(s) occupy a curtained stage with red flooring and landscape in background. Printed in bands across top: "NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL / NEW YORK / 1954-1978 / 25 SUMMERS OF JAZZ / JUNE 23 - JULY 2.
- designed in
- New York City, New York, USA
- made in
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of Milton Glaser
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 1979-42-4
- Type
- graphic design
- Object Name
- Poster
- Type
- Poster
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Screenprint on paper
- Dimensions
- 91.4 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in.)
- Record ID
- chndm_1979-42-4
Vividly colored poster depicting the figure of a standing singer fused with that of a saxophonist, who forms the skirt of her dress. The figure(s) occupy a curtained stage with red flooring and landscape in background. Printed in bands across top: "NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL / NEW YORK / 1954-1978 / 25 SUMMERS OF JAZZ / JUNE 23 - JULY 2.