Milton Glaser may be best known for a 1977 doodle that became his hometown’s unofficial slogan: I ♥️ NY. But the Bronx-born graphic designer had many other successes during his nearly 70-year career, including iconic posters and prints and cofounding the groundbreaking design firm Push Pin Studios.
In the 1950s, American graphics tended toward a Swiss-influenced precision. Glaser, however, pulled from the whole of art history for his designs, inspired by his studies with the painter Giorgio Morandi while on a Fulbright scholarship in 1952. His famous Bob Dylan poster, a landmark of the psychedelic age, was inspired by a Marcel Duchamp self-portrait and the jewel-like colors of Islamic art.
A cofounder of New York magazine, Glaser went on to design for scores of other publications, and in 2009 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
In an instance of life imitating art, Glaser was asked to create the promotional posters for the final season of Mad Men, which aired in 2014 and 2015. “I could have walked in the door of that firm,” the designer told the New York Times of the fictional Sterling Cooper & Partners. “I knew those people.”
“There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no and wow!” he said. “Wow is the one to aim for.” Glaser rarely, if ever, missed the mark. He died of a stroke in 2020.
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Push Pin Graphic Number 40
By Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser
Located in New York, NY
Issue number 40 of the experimental, bi-monthly Push Pin Graphic, published in 1962 by Milton Glaser and Seymour Chwast’s Push Pin Studios. Composed of an excerpt from Henry David Th...
Paper
The 46th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design Poster
By Milton Glaser
Located in New York, NY
First edition, 4-color offset printed poster of this influential and now iconic Psychedelic-era image, commissioned as a call for entries for the 46th annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art and Design. Designed by Tom Daly, who also did the body painting with theatrical greasepaint and water-soluble acrylics on model Wandy Embry, and photographed by Kenneth Harris...
Paper
Libro Illeggibile NY 1 (Bruno Munari Artist's Book)
By Bruno Munari
Located in New York, NY
Special edition in Bruno Munari’s “unreadable book” series designed for the Museum of Modern Art, and published by MoMA in 1967 in an edition of 2000, of which this example is hand-n...
String, Paper
Architectural Craftsmen of the Northwest: Illustrated Directory 1961
By Rudy Autio
Located in New York, NY
Thick volume in looseleaf format containing “information on the training and performance of over 70 craftsmen living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, who have expre...
Paper
Scarabaeus Ltd (Illustrated Price List for the George Beylerian Emporium)
By Superstudio, Kartell, George Beylerian
Located in New York, NY
Promotional literature for American retailer, curator, author, and impresario George Beylerian’s Scarabaeus, an avant-garde design emporium located on E 60th Street in NYC that opene...
Paper
Ladislav Sutnar Design (A-D Gallery, 1947)
By Ladislav Sutnar
Located in New York, NY
Small format catalog of Ladislav Sutnar’s first one-man exhibition in the United States, held from January 10-February 28, 1947 at New York City’s A-D Gallery. Sponsored by The Compo...
Paper
Tom Phillips, Linoleum, Screenprint, Limited Edition 33/50, Signed, 1976
By Tom Phillips
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Tom Philips, Art on the Road, 1976, signed and numbered in pencil, 33/50, screenprint. Unframed. CREATOR Tom Philips 1937-2022. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1976 MATERI...
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Op Art lithograph by Kumi Sugaī 1970 "Le Printemps"
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Op Art by Kumi Sugaï — “Le Printemps”, 1970 Original Op Art color lithograph signed & numbered edition of 100 Bold, vibrant, and unmistakably modern, Le Printemps (French for “Sp...
Paper
"Expanded Inversions" Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren – Signed, Dated & Numbered
By Roy B. Ahlgren 1
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: "Expanded Inversions" Serigraph by Roy Ahlgren – Signed, Dated & Numbered Add a bold statement to your collection with this exceptional serigraph, "Expanded Inversions...
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Official Mexico 1968 Olympic Poster in Black and White – Embossed Original
By Lance Wyman
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Official and original poster from the Mexico 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympiad, held in Mexico City from October 12 to 27, 1968. This striking piece features...
Paper
Kumi Sugaï Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Capricorn 1973
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugaï, one of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century. Kumi Sugaï Capricorne, Capricornus, 1973 limited edition silkscreen print. 50 x 53 ...
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Ex Libris - Sebastian Dalmar - Woodcut - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Sebastian Dalmar is an Artwork realized in Mid 20th Century. Woodcut print on ivory paper. The work is glued on cardboard. Total dimensions: 21 x 15 cm. Good conditi...
Woodcut
A new exhibition in Philadelphia stars a complex decade that continues to inspire.
The career of legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser has been varied and vast, from co-founding New York magazine and devising the iconic I ♥ NY logo in the 1960s and '70s up through creating the Brooklyn Brewery logo and Mad Men posters. And today, at age 86, he's still producing thoughtful, impactful and singular work.
