Gustave Baumann
American, 1881-1971
Plate I, from 1917 Packard Twin-Six Calendar
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Gustave Baumann
American, 1881-19711916
Plate I, from 1917 Packard Twin-Six Calendar
Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971 →woodcutprint
Date
1916
Medium
Color woodcut on cream card
Dimensions
Primary image: 20.5 × 20 cm (8 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 24.5 cm (13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The William Gold Hibbard Memorial
During his lifetime Baumann created a wide variety of printed ephemera, including Christmas cards, calendars, marriage announcements, booklets, and stationery. Here, one of Baumann’s foremost utilitarian objects is the 1917 calendar he produced on commission for the Packard Motor Car Company. Baumann’s work demonstrates his ability to create art objects from everyday household items, melding art with design and aesthetics with functionality.
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