Herman Miller Summer Picnic Poster, "Sweet Corn Festival," August 21, 1970
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In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.
In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
21 August 1970
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
88.112.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Length: 39.5 in
Width: 25 in
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