Collections
Milton Glaser Collection
Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the world. He co-founded the revolutionary Push Pin Studios in 1954, founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968, established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and teamed with Walter Bernard in 1983 to form the publication design firm WBMG. Throughout his career, Glaser has been a prolific creator of posters and prints and has produced iconic designs, such as the ubiquitous "I Love NY" campaign. His artwork has been featured in exhibits worldwide, including one-man shows at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Milton Glaser Collection provides a complete overview of Glaser's incredible and vast body of work: approximately 700 pieces of original art, 1,700 sketches, 380 posters, 150 prints, as well as 29 boxes of newspapers and magazines, album covers, menus, letterhead, annual reports, brochures, and books designed and/or illustrated by Mr. Glaser.
Chermayeff & Geismar Collection
Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar initially formed their partnership in the late 1950s and went on to revolutionize the field of visual communication and build one of America's most influential graphic design firms. Together they have created more than 300 corporate identity programs for companies such as Mobil Oil, Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, PBS, Univision, and Pam Am. Their work extends from logos to posters and publications to major exhibitions including the United States Pavilions at the World's Fair in Montreal and Oksaka, Japan. The Chermayeff & Geismar collection includes 325 posters, 340 letterhead samples, and more than 1,000 printed samples (including graphics manuals, annual reports, brochures, book and album covers, and packaging).
Henry Wolf Collection
Henry Wolf (1925-2005) was the graphic designer and photographer who shaped American periodical design in the 1950s and 1960s as art director of Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, and Show magazines. He joined the McCann Erickson advertising agency in 1965 and later teamed with Jane Trahey to form Trahey/Wolf Advertising. In 1971 he founded Henry Wolf Productions, Inc., a studio dedicated to advertising and editorial photography. For the next three decades, Wolf worked as both a photographer and designer, shooting for a host of major clients, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Xerox, Revlon, and DeBeers. The Henry Wolf Collection includes more than 900 photographs, posters, advertisements, magazines, and correspondence.
Ed McCabe Collection
Ed McCabe is considered one of the advertising industry's most creative copywriters. He has been responsible for some the world's most successful and enduring advertising campaigns for clients including Perdue, Volvo, and Maxell. The Ed McCabe Collection consists of two boxes of advertisements by the legendary adman.
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