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Ladislav Sutnar

Ladislav Sutnar

1897
WA-00029670
Printmaking
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
187
Works in Collection
289
Assets Indexed
2
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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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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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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  • BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

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About

Why this artist matters now

Ladislav Sutnar was an American graphic designer and typographer born in Czechoslovakia who pioneered functional approaches to information design and visual systems in the mid-twentieth century. Working across print, packaging, and exhibition design, he developed modular grid-based layouts and sans-serif typography that prioritized clarity and usability over decoration. His practice established foundational principles for systematic design that influenced generations of designers and information architects.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Artworks (187)

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Artwork sources (2)

187 published of 287 catalogued · 244 with image
  • MoMA
    108 publishedof 208 catalogued165 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    79 published79 img
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Images

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Artsy
Modern Commerce Exhibition, Brno (Vystava moderniho obchodu, Brno) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionWord and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
New York · 1968
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