Olivetti Elettrosumma 22
1962 · Photolithograph
27 1/2 × 19 1/4" (69.9 × 48.9 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Giovanni Pintori
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Graphics 1: New Dimensions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970
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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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The Modern Movement in Italy: Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Olivetti: Design in Industry
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Giovanni Pintori was an Italian graphic designer and typographer whose postwar work defined the visual language of Italian modernism. Working primarily in the 1950s and 1960s, he developed a stripped-down aesthetic combining geometric forms, sans-serif typography, and strategic use of negative space. His approach shaped corporate identity and editorial design across Europe, establishing principles that influenced graphic design pedagogy for decades. Pintori's work balanced Swiss-influenced rationality with a distinctly Italian sense of proportion and restraint.
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