Container Corporation Of America / Harlem 125th Street
Peter Teubner, Seaward-Edison Corporation
1968
DIMENSIONS
36 1/4 x 24 in. (92.1 x 61 cm)
OBJECT NUMBER
PH.1090
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
United States
CREDIT LINE
Poster House Permanent Collection
KEYWORDS
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In a clever integration of the letter “H,” Peter Teubner captures the liveliness of Harlem’s 125th Street in fluorescent pink, including the neon marquee of the Apollo Theatre and an electric symphony of traffic and street lights. Although not a travel poster, this is one in a series of ten images called “Aspects of New York City” designed on behalf of the Container Corporation of America by various artists. The posters were hung in public places around the city to celebrate its beauty and diversity. In spite of Harlem’s international renown, very few posters promote it, making this a particularly significant design. The Container Corporation of America manufactured humble corrugated cardboard boxes but from its founding in 1928, its advertising always featured the latest in graphic design.

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