Tic Tac
Poster
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
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Poster, offset lithograph, advertising TicTac peppermints, in the style of de Chirico. A tower of TicTacs, in their brand retail zigzag stand, rises out of a hot, arid landscape. The characteristic TicTac shape is repeated in the cuff-link and button of the sleeved hand that reaches across the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | Tic Tac (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour off-set lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster, offset lithograph, 'TicTacs' advertisement for a brand of peppermints, designed by Michael English for Lansdown Euro, England, 1988 |
| Physical description | Poster, offset lithograph, advertising TicTac peppermints, in the style of de Chirico. A tower of TicTacs, in their brand retail zigzag stand, rises out of a hot, arid landscape. The characteristic TicTac shape is repeated in the cuff-link and button of the sleeved hand that reaches across the foreground. |
| Credit line | Given by Michael English |
| Object history | The original artwork was painted on canvas, in the style of de Chirico, and in the artist's own words 'it attempts to evoke a strange surrealistic feel for the sweet peppermint taste of this confection. Cool and detached.' |
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| Accession number | E.448-2003 |
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| Record created | September 2, 2004 |
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