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Advertising brochure: An Ancient Medium in a Modern Rendering

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0052·Advertisement·1914·United States

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Alt text: Advertising brochure: An Ancient Medium in a Modern Rendering. Advertisement, 1914, United States, Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioGustave Baumann American, 1881-1971

Date1914

Year1914

PlaceUnited States

Object typeAdvertisement

ThemeCorporate identity and design systems

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: Advertising brochure: An Ancient Medium in a Modern Rendering Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Advertising brochure: An Ancient Medium in a Modern Rendering”, Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971, 1914. United States. Advertisement. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0052. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0052

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Provenance

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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