1930 Exposicion de Estocolmo
On View In:
Gallery 378
Artist:   Sigurd Lewerentz
Ivan Haeggstroms  
Title:   1930 Exposicion de Estocolmo  
Date:   1929  
Medium:   Color lithograph  
Dimensions:   32 x 24 1/4 in. (81.3 x 61.6 cm) (sheet) 46 1/2 x 32 in. (118.11 x 81.28 cm) (outer frame)  
Credit Line:   The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesota  
Location:   Gallery 378  

The 1930 Stockholm Exhibition was an important international forum for Modernism, and especially for funkis - the Swedish term for functionalism. Inadequate housing and a push for social equality following the First World War led to the creation of functional buildings and decorative objects that would be affordable for a wide segment of the population. Swedish architects and designers used the exhibition as an opportunity to demonstrate their innovations and unique design concepts to the world. The design of this poster, with its eye-catching colors, circular type, and uncluttered layout, allowed for easy translation into many languages. This particular poster was used to advertise the exhibition in Spain.

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Haeggstroms, Ivan  
Role:   Printer  
Nationality:   Swedish  
Life Dates:   Swedish  
 
Name:   Lewerentz, Sigurd  
Role:   Designer  
Nationality:   Swedish  
Life Dates:   Swedish, 1885 - 1975  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:    
Classification:   Prints  
Physical Description:   Poster  
Creation Place:   Europe, Sweden, , ,  
Accession #:   P.98.33.41  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts