Milton Glaser Exhibition, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique Arts Moderne, Place Royal, 1/1000 Bruxelles, Oct. 15 to Nov. 21, 1976
Milton Glaser
American, 1929–2020
1976
An offset lithograph exhibition poster by Milton Glaser that reduces a reclining human torso to a monumental black silhouette and a few colored contour strokes to advertise his 1976 show while showcasing his modern graphic sensibility.
At first glance a vast, organic black form dominates a white field, its soft, curving masses punctuated by thin red, turquoise, and white contour lines and anchored by small, elegant type in the lower-left.
Bridging fine art and commercial design, this poster exemplifies Glaser’s influential practice of distilling image to silhouette and color, helping to redefine contemporary poster aesthetics in the late 20th century.
Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
24 x 36" (61.0 x 91.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the designer
Accession
271.1980
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
