Harlem 125th Street
Artist
Peter Teubner
United States
Printer
Seaward-Edison Corporation
United States
Date1968
Dimensions36 1/4 x 24 in. (92.1 x 61 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.1090
DescriptionIn a clever integration of the letter “H,” Peter Teubner captures the liveliness of Harlem’s 125th Street in fluorescent pink, including the neon marquee of the Apollo Theatre and an electric symphony of traffic and street lights. Although not a travel poster, this is one in a series of ten images called “Aspects of New York City” designed on behalf of the Container Corporation of America by various artists. The posters were hung in public places around the city to celebrate its beauty and diversity. In spite of Harlem’s international renown, very few posters promote it, making this a particularly significant design. The Container Corporation of America manufactured humble corrugated cardboard boxes but from its founding in 1928, its advertising always featured the latest in graphic design.On View
Not on view
Giulio Cittato
c. 1968
