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Poster

1967 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph with lettering 'A puff of kief in the morning makes a man as strong as a hundred camels in the courtyard.' Signed 'Rick Griffin.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'A puff of kief in the morning makes a man strong as a hundred camels in the courtyard'. Poster by Rick Griffin, published by Berkeley Bonaparte, Berkeley, California. Colour lithograph, 1967.
Physical description
Colour lithograph with lettering 'A puff of kief in the morning makes a man as strong as a hundred camels in the courtyard.' Signed 'Rick Griffin.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.2cm
  • Width: 35.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
'Rick Griffin.' (Signed)
Gallery label
"Rick Griffin (1944-1991) A puff of kief 1967 Published by Berkeley Bonaparte, Berkeley, California. Colour lithograph E.12-1968 Berkeley Bonaparte were a poster shop and publishers who commissioned a number of designs, including this mock advertisement for kief." Text by Julia Bigham
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.12-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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