Container Corporation of America
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Container Corporation of America was a pioneering American packaging company renowned for its innovative modernist graphic design and influential corporate identity campaigns in the mid-20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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packaging company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Jefferson Smurfit Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bauhaus-influenced design ⓘ |
| category |
defunct companies of the United States
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packaging companies of the United States ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charles Eames
NERFINISHED
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György Kepes NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Beall NERFINISHED ⓘ László Moholy-Nagy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Burtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| employed |
Charles Eames
NERFINISHED
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György Kepes NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Beall NERFINISHED ⓘ László Moholy-Nagy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Burtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
corrugated shipping containers
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paperboard containers ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Walter Paepcke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Walter Paepcke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| industry |
containerboard manufacturing
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corrugated containers ⓘ packaging ⓘ |
| influenced |
American corporate design
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corporate identity design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great Ideas of Western Man advertising campaign
NERFINISHED
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corporate identity campaigns ⓘ modernist graphic design ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | Great Ideas of Western Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoted | modern art in advertising ⓘ |
| sponsored | Great Ideas of Western Man poster series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDesignStyle |
International Typographic Style
NERFINISHED
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modernism ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
magazine advertisements
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posters ⓘ |
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