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Advertising Design for Knoll

SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0192·Advertisement·c. 1947·United States

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Alt text: Advertising Design for Knoll. Advertisement, c. 1947, United States, Norman Platt American, 1921–2012. — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioNorman Platt American, 1921–2012

Datec. 1947

Year1947

PlaceUnited States

Object typeAdvertisement

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: Art Institute of Chicago API
Original record: Advertising Design for Knoll Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Advertising Design for Knoll”, Norman Platt American, 1921–2012, c. 1947. United States. Advertisement. Record SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0192. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-HISTORICALAICTRACE2026V1R0192

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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