Putdeksels in de Straten van New York Tentoonstelling

Netherlands, 1964

26 x 15 in (66 x 38 cm)

ID #NYDWR3-PK2-L/EXPJ302

"An exhibition of rubbings of New York City's manhole covers taken by second year Graphic design students of Parsons School of Design, Manhattan; an assignment given to them by their teacher, John Russo, to the amusement of the public and the irritation of the New York City police, will be opened in the afternoon of Saturday, 22 august."

Promoting an exhibition of "Manhole covers in the streets of New York" in Hilversum, North Holland.

Artist: Pieter Brattinga

Printer: Kantine Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co

Jong & Co is a mid-century modern Dutch graphic design and printing company, known for their minimalist, yet vibrant, prints. During the 1950s and 1960s, De Jong & Co. experimented with printing techniques that made their lithographic printing internationally famous.

Condition: Good, minor damage along the sides

100-250 250-500 art city design dutch edgy exhibition gallery graphic design grey grunge holland mid-century modern minimalist municipal museum narrow new york northern europe nyc original poster poster print silver size-26x15 vintage