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Architectural Design, February 1959

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Cover: Detail of Picasso’s mural in UNESCO headquarters, Paris. The figure, the most potent image among the art works there, shows the fall of Icarus, a rather sombre subject for a building dedicated to the spreading of light.

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Theo Crosby
  • Year: 1959
  • Size: 235mm x 302mm

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Architectural Design, February 1959. Cover design by Theo Crosby
Architectural Design, February 1959. Cover design by Theo Crosby
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