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Catalog Number 2012.044.175
Object Name Postcard
Title The Detroit Institute of Arts
Scope & Content Postcard. View is of the front of the Detroit Institute of the Arts from a long three-quarter view. Back reads, "525--The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. One of the few municipally owned museums in the country, the building is unique in arrangement and installation of the interior. It is divided into three main wings--European, Asiatic and American, with the arts of each period shown in appropriate settings. It is of early Renaissance architecture." Additional text on the verso reads, "Color by Dick Koehler. United News Co., 24 West Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Curtichcolor ® Art-Creation From Color Transparencies (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off."
Date c. 1960
Extent of Description 5.5" x 3.5"
Collection Postcard
Search Terms Detroit Institute of Arts