Basie & Getz
Artist
Seymour Chwast
United States, born 1931
Client
Lincoln Center
Date1964
MediumLithograph
Dimensions36 x 18 in. (91.4 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.4259
DescriptionThis image announces a one-night-only concert at Lincoln Center’s Philharmonic Hall, featuring Count Basie, Stan Getz, and the singer Jimmy Rushing. Seymour Chwast often merges figures in his posters, introducing new, unexpected shapes. He notes that this is an excellent problem-solving technique in graphic design. The use of lettering in both posters reflects a mid-century aesthetic that incorporated sans-serif typefaces. Chwast would become more experimental with letterforms in later designs.On View
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