graphic design
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Notgeld
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-04-05
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises around 2000 individual notes. Earlier notes (prior to the 1920s) were used by people as currency and thus their design is somewhat more utilitarian. By the early 1920s, notgeld became collector’s items and were often printed with commemorative designs, featuring colorful expressions of local identity and civic pride. Due to hyperinflation in 1923, notgeld regained their role as an alternative currency for a brief period. Notgeld provides a resource for studying the...
Dates:
1914-1924
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Collection of Notgeld
Mon Design Book
Collection — Box Multi-collection Box: [Barcode: 31116022115270]
Identifier: 004-04-07
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises a single stab-bound volume in paper wrappers with numerous designs (approximately 280). Some are pasted in, others drawn or stenciled directly on the pages or loosely laid in.
Dates:
19th to early 20th century
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Mon Design Book
Paul Rand design book for The Limited and the TLC Group
Collection — Box Multi-collection Box: [Barcode: 31116022115270]
Identifier: 004-04-05
Scope and Contents
The materials are collected in a three-ringed binder and include sketches, correspondence, colored photocopies.
Dates:
circa 1988