Skip to Content
Today Open today 11–5

  • Mon 11–5
  • Tue–Wed Closed
  • Thu 11–8
  • Fri–Sun 11–5
  • The first hour of every day, 10–11 a.m., is reserved for member-only viewing.

Cranbrook Artists in Residence '78 Poster

Date:

1978

Artist:

Katherine McCoy
American, born 1945

About this artwork

Katherine McCoy created this group of posters for the educational community at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, just outside Detroit, Michigan. These designs illustrate McCoy’s groundbreaking practice of layering imagery and text, based on a theory she referred to as “typography as discourse,” in which the meaning of the work is determined through careful juxtapositions.
McCoy and her husband, Michael, served as cochairs of Cranbrook’s interdisciplinary and internationally recognized Design Department from 1971 to 1995. In their teaching and practice, they treated design as a communication device and a means by which intellectual, cultural, and social questions are framed and explored.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Katherine McCoy (Designer)

Title

Cranbrook Artists in Residence '78 Poster

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1978

Medium

Offset ink on paper

Dimensions

TBD

Credit Line

Gift of Victor and Sylvia Margolin

Reference Number

2009.69.1

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Share

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.
Learn more

Image actions

Share

Suggested Terms