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SVA Archivist Beth Kleber on the Art and Design of Ivan Chermayeff

The head archivist at the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives takes a closer look at the late designer and faculty member’s work on view at ‘Copy, Cut + Paste’ in the SVA Gramercy Gallery.

September 17, 2024 by Maeri Ferguson
A face made out of pieces of paper, including an 1888 transaction receipt, creates an abstract face with large red lips smoking a cigarette. A face made out of pieces of paper, including an 1888 transaction receipt, creates an abstract face with large red lips smoking a cigarette.

Ivan Chermayeff, Mrs. Lovell at the Window, 2015, mixed-media collage, 16½ x 13½ in. On view at “Copy, Cut + Paste: The Visual Language of Ivan Chermayeff.”

Ivan Chermayeff, Mrs. Lovell at the Window, 2015, mixed-media collage, 16½ x 13½ in. On view at “Copy, Cut + Paste: The Visual Language of Ivan Chermayeff.”

Credit: Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives
Credit: Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives