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Herman Miller Advertisement, 1960-1961, "The Graceful, Moving, Gypsum Desert is Not for Sale. But the Eames Chair Is."

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

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Date Made

1960-1961

Subject Date

1960-1961

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Research Center General Advertisement Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.177.433

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 12.125 in
Width: 8.75 in

Inscriptions

on front: The graceful, moving, gypsum desert is not for sale. But the Eames chair is. / Sculptured plastic chairs from the Eames collection by Herman Miller Inc., Zeeland, Michigan / This advertisement appears in New Yorker--October 8, 1960 and Sunset--January 1961 / 2. E.3.2.13
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Herman Miller Advertisement, 1960-1961, "The Graceful, Moving, Gypsum Desert is Not for Sale. But the Eames Chair Is."