Exploring the Universe, Sub-Atomic worlds, General Dynamics
1958 · Photolithograph
50 1/4 x 35 1/2" (127.5 x 89.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Erik Nitsche
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Geometric Abstraction
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6
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14
Works in Collection
31
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Polio Poster Competition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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New Posters from 16 Countries
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Modern Art in Your Life
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
About
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Erik Nitsche was a Swiss graphic designer and painter who shaped postwar visual communication through bold typography, geometric abstraction, and corporate identity work. His design practice, spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s, synthesized Swiss modernism with American commercial culture, influencing everything from packaging and advertising to exhibition design. Nitsche's approach combined precision draftsmanship with experimental color and form, creating a bridge between European rationalism and the optimism of postwar American design. His work remains a defining example of mid-century graphic modernism.
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