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Henry DreyfussWW-1938-530664
1938·Two offset lithographs on paper and one offset lithograph on envelope·Writing paper: 10 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (26.7 × 20.2 cm)
Envelope and Writing Paper: 10 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (26.7 × 24.5 cm)
John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 2002
Catalogue
- Year
- 1938
- Dimensions
- Writing paper: 10 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (26.7 × 20.2 cm) Envelope and Writing Paper: 10 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (26.7 × 24.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Henry Dreyfuss
Artist
Henry Dreyfuss
Henry Dreyfuss was an American industrial designer whose work fundamentally shaped the visual language of twentieth-century consumer products and transportation design. Operating from the 1930s through the 1970s, he developed a systematic approach to ergonomics and user-centered design, creating iconic forms for telephones, tractors, locomotives, and domestic appliances that balanced aesthetic refinement with functional clarity. His postwar practice emphasized the integration of human scale and everyday usability into industrial manufacture, establishing principles that became foundational to modern design education and practice.
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- Henry Dreyfuss
- Year
- 1938
- Dimensions
- Writing paper: 10 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (26.7 × 20.2 cm) Envelope and Writing Paper: 10 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (26.7 × 24.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1938-530664
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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