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Lester Beall

Lester Beall

American, 1903
WA-00026134
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
16
Works in Collection
33
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Posters from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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The Artist as Adversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Modern Art in Your Life
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Posters
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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Introduction to Modern Painting: Modern Posters
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941
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A History of the Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941
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Spanish and U.S. Government Posters
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937

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3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%✓

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About

Why this artist matters now

Lester Beall was an American graphic designer and typographer whose bold, geometric compositions defined modernist visual communication in the mid-twentieth century. Working across posters, corporate identity systems, and publication design, he combined sans-serif typography with flat planes of saturated color to create work of exceptional clarity and visual impact. His approach to information design established a vocabulary that influenced generations of graphic designers in the postwar era.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (16)

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Artwork sources (2)

16 published of 30 catalogued · 18 with image
  • MoMA
    14 publishedof 28 catalogued18 img
  • The Met
    2 published
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Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy
Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970 (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970 (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2
Collections2
Museum of Modern ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionPosters from the Collection
New York · 1976
Group ExhibitionThe Artist as Adversary
New York · 1971
Group ExhibitionWord and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
New York · 1968
Group ExhibitionModern Art in Your Life
New York · 1949
Group ExhibitionThe 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club
New York · 1949
Group ExhibitionPosters
New York · 1944