SECOND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
CALL FOR ENTRIES
[The Art Directors Club] Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser: SECOND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CALL FOR ENTRIES [Poster Title]. New York: The Art Directors Club, Inc. [1987]. Original edition. Poster folded into eighths for mailing [as issued]. Die cut and printed offset litho on recto/verso on a Lindenmeyr gloss sheet. Deadline extension rubber stamp to mailing panel [as issued] with remains of sticker mailing tabs on two edges [again, as issued]. Expected minor wear to folds, but an unmailed, nearly fine example of this technical tour de force from the Milton Glaser Studio.
37.25 x 24-inch (94.6 x 61 cm) Call for Entries poster by Milton Glaser commissioned by the Art Directors Club for their Second International Exhibition. A superbly realized poster employing a dynamic die cut and presswork presenting an illusion of a translucent, folded sheet. Pretty pretty good.
Milton Glaser (American, b. 1929) graduated from Cooper Union and co-founded Push Pin Studios, along with fellow Cooper grads Edward Sorel, Seymour Chwast, and Reynold Ruffins in 1954. Glaser and Chwast directed Push Pin for twenty years, while it became a guiding reference in the world of graphic design. His work is displayed in the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Milton Glaser, Inc. was established in 1974 in Manhattan, and is still producing work in a wide range of design disciplines, including corporate identities (logos, stationery, brochures, signage, website design, and annual reports), environmental and interior design (exhibitions, interiors and exteriors of restaurants, shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail environments), packaging (food and beverage packaging), and product design. He’s a living legend.
From the Art Directors Club: “Louis Pedlar founded ADC in 1920 to ensure that advertising was judged by the same stringent standards as fine art. More than 90 years later, ADC remains committed to championing the importance of artistry and craftsmanship in advertising and design. A nonprofit membership organization boasting one of the most concentrated groups of creative talent in the world, ADC’s mission is to connect creative professionals around the globe, while simultaneously provoking and elevating world-changing ideas through its programming. From its Manhattan gallery to its international membership base, ADC provides a neutral forum for creatives of all levels to network, learn and grow."