Banner with colorful symbols Designer: Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917–2007)
Client: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

ca. 1987

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Oil paint

Dimensions

9 5/16 × 16 3/8 in. (23.6 × 41.7 cm)

Credit Line

Swid Powell Records, Gift of Nan Swid

Accession Number

2017.133.156

Geography

Designed in Milan, Italy

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Produced by the designer for Swid Powell, New York; with Swid Powell until 2001; retained by co-founder and last corporate owner, Nan Swid, New York, 2001–2007; on deposit at Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2007–2017; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2017
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 9
Object copyright
Not Assigned

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