![A man with short hair and their hand placed agains their chin with a collar shirt.](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chermayeffpic.jpg)
Goodbye Ivan
While known primarily for his still-iconic corporate logos for the likes of Showtime and the Smithsonian, Ivan Chermayeff and his longtime design partner, Tom Geismar, created a host of posters, all of which livened up the streets of the 1970s, 80s, & 90s.
![Natural-History-1984](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Natural-History-1984.jpg)
American Museum of Natural History, 1984
Perhaps his greatest poster series was crafted during the time when Mobil – another company for which he designed its logo – sponsored PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre. His compositions veered away from the fussy and the ornate, favoring instead simple illustrations in vibrant colors to best represent a given story.
![Churchill-1983](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Churchill-1983.jpg)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, 1983
Here you will see a selection of some of our favorite images by the artist, promoting both television series and New York institutions. The streets will be a little darker without Chermayeff.
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Edward-1978.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hedda-1993.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/minstrel-1977.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Summergarden-1978.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UXB-1979.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/soldier-1983.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Pride-1980.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alice.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Artexpo.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/barchester.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bette.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/between.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carousel.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Children.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/crime.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/duke.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kean.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lillie.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/living-planet.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nigeria.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sports.jpg)
![Gallery](https://posterhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/upstairs.jpg)