In summer 2007, Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," a collection-based exhibition of sample books and other formats that contain examples of a technique or product. The exhibition will examine the historical and contemporary use of sampling formats as salesmen's tools, marketing devices and archival records of designs and techniques, as well as objects and documents that demonstrate the connection between the sample and its final use.
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