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Saul Bass letterhead (Letter to Arthur A. Cohen & Elaine Lustig Cohen)

Saul BassWW-1962-M114357
1962·Letterpress·10 3/4 × 8 1/2" (27.3 × 21.6 cm)

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Year
1962
Dimensions
10 3/4 × 8 1/2" (27.3 × 21.6 cm)
Artist
Saul Bass

Artist

Saul Bass
Saul Bass

Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and filmmaker whose bold, reductive visual language defined postwar American corporate and entertainment design. Working primarily in typography, illustration, and film, he created iconic movie posters and title sequences for directors including Alfred Hitchcock and Otto Preminger, establishing a modernist aesthetic that prioritized clarity and psychological impact over ornament. His design for the AT&T logo and countless film titles demonstrated his conviction that design could distill complex ideas into single, memorable images. Bass also directed and produced experimental films in the 1950s and 1960s, treating motion and sound with the same economy of means he applied to static graphics.

New York, NY, USA

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Artist
Saul Bass
Year
1962
Dimensions
10 3/4 × 8 1/2" (27.3 × 21.6 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1962-M114357

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moma
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