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Elvis Complete

Poster
1976 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour-lithograph printed poster ib thin white paper


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElvis Complete
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, thin white paper, lithography
Brief description
Philip Castle: "Elvis Complete", a poster promoting an Elvis Presley song-book. An airbrush design combining 1950s American car components, juke-box motifs and a portrait of Elvis. Issued by Music Sales Ltd. Printed by Camelot Press, South London. 1976.
Physical description
Colour-lithograph printed poster ib thin white paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 63.1cm
  • Width: 45.8cm
Dimensions taken from: Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
Credit line
Acquired from the Artist, from his own collection
Object history
One of a group of drawings and printed examples of illustrations by Philip Castle, selected for the V&A Museum by the artist, from his own collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, c.1991.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.492-1976

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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