Art in Embassies: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a thirty-eight page catalog designed by Gail Anderson titled “Art In Embassies.” The front cover depicts a section of the map of the world, with the continents colored orange and the oceans pale blue. There are numerous circles in a lighter shade of blue and orange scattered over the surface, superimposed on top of the images of the continents. Some of the circles are concentric and some overlap each other. There are also thin faint grey lines that form geometric patterns scattered across the surface of the cover. In the upper top center of the cover is grey ink is the official Seal of the United States, under which is text that reads “U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.” Across the center of the page is large white text that reads “ART IN EMBASSIES/ PROMOTING CREATIVITY/ SUPPORTING COLLABORATION/ BUILDING ON AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.” The back cover is similar to the front cover, with an image of a different section of the world map with the continents colored orange and the oceans pale blue. There are numerous circles in a lighter shade of blue and orange scattered over the surface, superimposed on top of the images of the continents. Some of the circles are concentric and some overlap each other. Small white text along the left-hand margin reads “ART.STATE.GOV.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 2018
• Designed by: Anderson Newton Designs, American, founded 2012
• Published by: United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
• Written by: Margaret A. Miller, American
• Type: catalogs
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 7 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (19.1 × 26.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 7 1/2 × 20 7/8 in. (19.1 × 53 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Government
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: International affairs
• Object number: 2020.11.14
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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