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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1983 · Offset lithograph
46 x 30" (116.8 x 76.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Ivan Chermayeff
British, 1932
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8
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35
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73
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
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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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Greetings!
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
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Lettering by Hand
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962–1963
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Ivan Chermayeff was an American graphic designer and artist who shaped corporate and institutional identity design in the postwar era. Working primarily in typography, symbol-making, and logo design, he co-founded the influential design firm Chermayeff & Geismar in 1957, where his work established a visual language for major American institutions and corporations. His practice extended beyond commercial design into fine art, printmaking, and architectural signage. Chermayeff's approach combined modernist reduction with accessible legibility, treating each commission as an opportunity to distill complex organizational identity into memorable visual form.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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