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June 14, 2016

Underground Images in Warsaw

A survey of SVA subway posters in Warsaw.

April 29, 2016

First Look: Cris Gianakos

Work from artist and designer Cris Gianakos.

April 04, 2016

First Look, part 2: James McMullan

An incredible array of new material from James McMullan.

March 22, 2016

Milton Glaser for MGM, 1970

Some background (and forgotten drafts?) of Milton Glaser’s poster for Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point.

February 16, 2016

Delpire

Robert Delpire and Push Pin Studio’s mutual admiration resulted in exhibitions in both New York and Paris.

exhibition poster with cursive Rs and Ds

January 27, 2016

Cyrk ice cream by Seymour Chwast

Seymour Chwast’s characteristic contour line and flat pastel coloration appears on the packaging of this short-lived late-80s Kosher ice cream, for which his Push Pin Studios also contributed the logo.

January 06, 2016

Immovable Objects

The Cooper-Hewitt’s outdoor exhibition/walking tour of lower Manhattan was held during the summer of 1975.

November 23, 2015

Bettmann Panopticon

In 1964, SVA’s Visual Arts Gallery hosted the Bettman Panopticon, an exhibition of works by the leading art directors and designers of the day created from materials in the Bettmann Archive, the trove of vintage clip art and photos.

November 13, 2015

Close-ups

Stark course announcements by Everett Aison and Ryszard Horowitz.

October 28, 2015

Identified Flying Objects

Milton Glaser’s surreal landscapes for Hangar Design Group.

September 10, 2015

Keith Godard

We’re so pleased to add the work of Keith Godard to our collection.

August 28, 2015

Milton Glaser for Creative Newspaper, 1982

Click through for the full image.

Milton Glaser for Creative Newspaper, 1982

August 04, 2015

65 Self-Portraits

65 Self-Portraits is one of the best documented of the remarkable series of exhibitions organized by Shirley Glaser while she was director of SVA’s Visual Arts Gallery, 1964-1969.

July 21, 2015

Milton Glaser’s cover for Aaron Lightman’s self-titled LP

Milton Glaser designed this LP sleeve for Poppy Records’ original issue of Aaron Lightman’s debut album.

Milton Glaser’s cover for Aaron Lightman’s self-titled LP

July 09, 2015

George Tscherny for MoMA and the Family Service Association

MoMA’s 1956 exhibition of posters for the Family Service Association featured the work of George Tscherny, among other artists and designers.

George Tscherny for MoMA and the Family Service Association

June 09, 2015

Western Union’s ‘Computer Letter’

Ed McCabe’s characteristically direct copy for Western Union’s spammy-sounding “Computer Letter,” 1983. Click through for more and the full page.

June 08, 2015

Henry Wolf for Karastan carpets

An excellently memorable and surreal campaign photographed by Henry Wolf for Karastan carpets.

May 21, 2015

Milton Glaser’s Boris Vian

Milton Glaser’s watercolors for a French edition of Boris Vian’s I Spit On Your Graves.

April 14, 2015

Baader-Meinhof Library Escape

James McMullan’s process is detailed step-by-step, showing exactly how he composed and executed the complicated tableau of the Baader-Meinhof Group’s escape from a Berlin library.

March 30, 2015

Paula Scher’s identity for SVA

In 1988, the School of Visual Arts commissioned Paula Scher—a longtime faculty member but not yet a principal at Pentagram—to redesign its corporate identity.

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Underground Images in Warsaw

First Look: Cris Gianakos

First Look, part 2: James McMullan

Milton Glaser for MGM, 1970

Delpire

Cyrk ice cream by Seymour Chwast

Immovable Objects

Bettmann Panopticon

Close-ups

Identified Flying Objects

Keith Godard

Milton Glaser for Creative Newspaper, 1982

65 Self-Portraits

Milton Glaser’s cover for Aaron Lightman’s self-titled LP

George Tscherny for MoMA and the Family Service Association

Western Union’s ‘Computer Letter’

Henry Wolf for Karastan carpets

Milton Glaser’s Boris Vian

Baader-Meinhof Library Escape

Paula Scher’s identity for SVA

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