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Deborah Sussman Collection


Abstract

Deborah Sussman (1931-2014) was a pioneer in the area environmental design. She began her career in the office of Charles and Ray Eames, and ultimately became art director for the Eames office. She established her own practice in 1968 and later teamed with her husband, Paul Prejza, to form Sussman/Prejza & Co. in 1980. One of their best known projects was the architectural landscape and graphics for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Sussman was the recipient SVA's Masters Series Award/Exhibition in 1995. The Deborah Sussman Collection consists of 2 posters, 2 bags, 2 bound print items, and 5 pins.


Date

1970 – 2009 (Date ranges)

Container List

Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives  >  Deborah Sussman Collection  >  Deborah Sussman Posters (MG.19.S01)

LOC
TITLE
DATE
Christmas poster
1970s
Hollywood Bowl
1987
Whenever I Smell Oranges I Think of Christmas

Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives  >  Deborah Sussman Collection  >  Deborah Sussman Print Materials (MG.19.S02)

LOC
TITLE
DATE
DQ 127. Special issue on XXIII Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984
1984
UCLA Extension Spring 2010 catalog
2010

Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives  >  Deborah Sussman Collection  >  Deborah Sussman Three-Dimensional Objects (MG.19.S03)

LOC
TITLE
DATE
1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles pin
1984
Canary Wharf/CW pin
1988
Chicago Place pin (1)
1990
Chicago Place pin (2)
1990
Gas Company of Southern California pin
1994
Library Square pin
1987
S.C. Johnson, Inc. Fortaleza tote bag
2009
S.C. Johnson, Inc. Johnson's Wax tote bag
2009