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Chicago Magazine, Feature on the Institute of Design

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0207·Graphic design object·1955·United States

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Alt text: Chicago Magazine, Feature on the Institute of Design. Graphic design object, 1955, United States, Elsa Kula American, 1918-2019. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioElsa Kula American, 1918-2019

Date1955

Year1955

PlaceUnited States

Object typeGraphic design object

ThemeModern typography and layout

MovementBauhaus / New Typography first-ingest network

05Source · Citation · Provenance

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: Chicago Magazine, Feature on the Institute of Design Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Chicago Magazine, Feature on the Institute of Design”, Elsa Kula American, 1918-2019, 1955. United States. Graphic design object. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0207. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0207

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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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