Ladislav Sutnar Collection

Collection

Call Number: AOB 39

Scope and Contents

The Ladislav Sutnar Collection documents the post-war graphic design career of Ladislav Sutnar from 1945 to 1975 through examples of publications and ephemera he designed for specific clients. White worked for a variety of clients, including RCA, Knoll, the AIGA, and the Museum of Modern Art. The collection also includes letterhead and promotional materials he designed for himself.

Dates

1945-1975

Creator

Sutnar, Ladislav, 1897-1976

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Radoslav and Ctislav Sutnar, 1980.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: I. Clients, 1945-1975. II. Personal, undated.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.aob.0039

Additional Description

Overview

The Ladislav Sutnar Collection documents the post-war graphic design career of Ladislav Sutnar from 1945 to 1975 through examples of publications and ephemera he designed for specific clients. Sutnar worked for a variety of clients, including RCA, Knoll, the AIGA, and the Museum of Modern Art. The collection also includes letterhead and promotional materials he designed for himself.

Biographical / Historical

Ladislav Sutnar was born in 1897, in Czechoslovakia. He first came to the United States in 1939 to design the Czech pavilion for the World's Fair, and stayed due to the Nazi invasion of his homeland. He worked for a variety of important clients, including the United Nations and IBM. He also worked for Sweet's Catalog Service for almost 20 years. Sutnar authored several books, including Package Design: The Force of Visual Selling and Visual Design in Action: Principles, Purposes. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He died in New York City in 1976.