Signage for Brasserie at 375 Park Avenue, 1957. Courtesy of the artist and P!, New York
Says Akers: "In 1955, Lustig Cohen began a graphic design practice that integrated the aesthetics of European modernism within a distinctly American visual idiom for her diverse clientele of publishers, cultural institutions, and architects. Her first client was Johnson, who asked her to design the lettering and signage for the Seagram Building, one of the first to establish a complete identity program throughout the building."