Founder of an Industry, from the Early Series

Herbert Matter, Founder of an Industry, from the Early Series, ca. late 1930s-early 1940s, gelatin silver print, paper, and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.205
Herbert Matter, Founder of an Industry, from the Early Series, ca. late 1930s-early 1940s, gelatin silver print, paper, and gouache on paperboard, sheet: 18 1216 12 in. (46.942.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.205

Artwork Details

Title
Founder of an Industry, from the Early Series
Date
ca. late 1930s-early 1940s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1216 12 in. (46.942.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print, paper, and gouache on paperboard
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
  • Animal — insect — bee
  • Landscape — tree
Object Number
1984.124.205

Works by this artist (10 items)

Herbert Matter, Come and Get It--Out of Paperboard, from the Early Series, 1942, photomontage, gouache, and ink on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.203
Come and Get It – Out of Paperboard, from the Early Series
Date1942
photomontage, gouache, and ink on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Matter, World Travelers--All, from the Early Series, 1941, gelatin silver print, paper, and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.211
World Travelers – All, from the Early Series
Date1941
gelatin silver print, paper, and gouache on paperboard
Not on view
Herbert Matter, Water Wraps a Nation's Products, from the Early Series, 1940, gouache and paper on gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.210
Water Wraps a Nation’s Products, from the Early Series
Date1940
gouache and paper on gelatin silver print
Not on view
Herbert Matter, Paperboard Fills the Soldier's Pack!, from the Early Series, 1942, photomontage with gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.209
Paperboard Fills the Soldier’s Pack!, from the Early Series
Date1942
photomontage with gouache on paperboard
Not on view