Ugly Duckling of the Office, from the Early Series

Herbert Bayer, Ugly Duckling of the Office, from the Early Series, 1939, paper collage with ink, pencil, gouache and photomechanical reproductions, and ink with gouache and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.26
Herbert Bayer, Ugly Duckling of the Office, from the Early Series, 1939, paper collage with ink, pencil, gouache and photomechanical reproductions, and ink with gouache and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 20 x 15 in. (50.9 x 38.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.26

Artwork Details

Title
Ugly Duckling of the Office, from the Early Series
Artist
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 20 x 15 in. (50.9 x 38.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
paper collage with ink, pencil, gouache and photomechanical reproductions, and ink with gouache and pencil on paperboard
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
  • Animal — bird — swan
  • Animal — bird — duck
Object Number
1984.124.26
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.26

Works by this artist (29 items)

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Herbert Bayer, "Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one."--Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship, II, 1840, lecture in London, May 8. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1961, metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.25
“Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a…
Artist
Date1961
metal
On view
Herbert Bayer, Fire Steals Too Much of an Important Resource, from the Early Series, 1942, gelatin silver print, gouache and paper on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.15
Fire Steals Too Much of an Important Resource, from the…
Artist
Date1942
gelatin silver print, gouache and paper on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, Destiny of an Old Directory, from the Early Series, 1939, gouache and gelatin silver print on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.14
Destiny of an Old Directory, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1939
gouache and gelatin silver print on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Bayer, We both consider the people as our children and love them with parental affection but you love them as infants whom you are afraid to trust withoutnurses and I as adults whom I freely leave to self-government.--Thomas Jefferson. From the series Great Ideas., 1957, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.28
We both consider the people as our children and love them…
Artist
Date1957
gouache on paperboard
Not on view