Friday, November 3, 7:30 pm
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Seymour Chwast is an American graphic designer known for his diverse body of work, and lasting influence on visual culture. Born in 1931, in New York City, Chwast studied illustration and design at the Cooper Union. His is a founding partner of the celebrated Push Pin Studios, whose revolutionary work altered the course of contemporary graphic communication in the late 1960s, and continues to affect the field of design worldwide. In 1985, the studio’s name was changed to the Pushpin Group, of which Chwast is the director. His talk, “God, War & Sex” will follow a tour of the exhibition “Paper is Part of the Picture: Strathmore and the Evolution of American Graphic Design” with Chris Harrold, VP Creative Director of Mohawk, at 6 p.m.