Poster, "Herman Miller Summer Picnic, 1985"
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In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.
In 1970, Stephen Frykholm, newly hired as a graphic designer at Herman Miller, designed his first poster for the furniture company's annual summer picnic. He went on to design 19 more, each with picnic food as their subject. His compositions played with scale, abstraction, pattern, and vibrant color -- informed by the screen-printing skills he had developed while serving in the Peace Corps.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1985
Creators
Creator Notes
Designed by Stephen Frykholm for Herman Miller, Inc.
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
88.112.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
Green
Red
White (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 25 in
Length: 39.5 in
Inscriptions
On front: HERMAN MILLER SUMM[obscured by design]ICNIC 1985
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