DESIGNER UNKNOWN
145
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FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS /
TELEPHONE WORK IS WAR WORK.
18x24 inches, 45
3
/
4
x61 cm.
Condition B+: restoration along vertical and
horizontal folds and in margins and image;
creases and abrasions in image.
[400/600]
GEORGE GIUSTI (1908-1990)
146
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PREVENT FOREST FIRES! / BE
SURE YOUR MATCH IS OUT. 1946.
18
1
/
4
x12
3
/
4
inches, 46
1
/
2
x32
1
/
2
cm. U.S.
Government Printing Office, [Washington D.C.]
Condition A. Paper.
Italian born, Giusti worked in Milan and at his
own studio in Switzerland before moving to
the United States, where one of his first jobs
was working with Herbert Matter on the Swiss
pavilion to the New York World’s Fair. A
graphic designer and architect, Giusti is best
remembered for his book jackets and many
magazine covers (
Fortune
and
Time
, among
others). He also worked for the U.S. Government
and Geigy Pharmaceuticals, with whom he
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