
THE POSTWAR WORLD 1950–2000III
MODERNISM AND THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE 1950–19796
JOHN MASSEY AND
THE ART OF THE BANNER
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
EXTERIOR BANNERS
New York, New York, USA
John Massey (b. 1931), Designer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
CIVIC CENTER PLAZA EXTERIOR BANNERS
Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Massey (b. 1931), Designer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1965 1966
Born in 1931, John Massey studied fine art
in Hartford’s Trinity College and editorial
illustration at the Chicago Academy of Fine
Arts. He then majored in advertising design
at the University of Illinois at Champaign–Ur-
bana, admittedly not knowing at the time what
advertising design was until his ...