Exhibition
Stephen Frykholm
Summer Picnic Posters
June 23–September 3, 2018
Floor 3
In 1970, furniture company Herman Miller — producer of iconic pieces by designers such as George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames — hired Stephen Frykholm to lead its recently established graphic design department. One of Frykholm’s first assignments was to create screenprinted posters for the Sweet Corn Festival, an annual company-wide summer picnic. He designed a new poster each year from 1970 to 1989 before passing the baton to his team, which he led until his retirement, in 2015. His bold, Pop art–influenced posters have become iconic in their own right, instantly transporting us to the picnic table with their vibrant close-ups of a favorite American pastime.
Exhibition Preview
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Forrest BessSeascape with Starn.d. -
Sadie AdrianiPortrait of Harriet Lane Levyn.d.
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Francis McComasCliff Dwellersn.d. -
Maxine AlbroSleeping Tehuanan.d.
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Frederick Hammersleyno titlen.d.
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Frederick Hammersleyno titlen.d.
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Bonnie AckerSeneca Women’s Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Romulus, New York -
Chicago Women's Liberation UnionNo More Fun and Games -
October GraphicsUntitled -
Women's Studies College and Third World Student Association, University at Buffalo, New YorkA Celebration of International Women's Day -
Service Employees International UnionRaises and Roses (National Secretaries Week) -
JessStudy for Narkissos In.d.
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Kent RobertsHadrian's Walln.d. -
Theophilus BrownFor Byronn.d.
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Chicago Women's Graphics CollectiveInternational Women's Solidarity -
UnknownPoster for the Exhibition “¿Dónde están?” (Where Are They?), El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera, Buffalo, New York -
William Sylvester CarterUntitledn.d. -
Reginald GammonBack Door Landscape -
Helen BrutonRecollections of Corintan.d.
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Esther BrutonBelles of Natchezn.d.