Murphy Television
- Object:
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
c.1951 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Games, Abram, born 1914 - died 1996 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
sketched using pencil, crayon, body-colour and air-brush
- Museum number:
CIRC.241-1967
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Four trial sketches for a poster advertising Murphy Televisions. Drawn using pencil, crayon, body-colour and air-brush.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, UK (made)
Date
c.1951 (made)
Artist/maker
Games, Abram, born 1914 - died 1996 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
sketched using pencil, crayon, body-colour and air-brush
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 cm Sketch A, Width: 11.7 cm Sketch A, Height: 8.6 cm Sketch B, Width: 8.2 cm Sketch B, Height: 8.3 cm Sketch C, Width: 6.1 cm Sketch C, Height: 8.7 cm Sketch D, Width: 6.3 cm Sketch D
Descriptive line
Four trial sketches for a poster advertising Murphy Televisions. Drawn using pencil, crayon, body-colour and air-brush. By Abram Games. Great Britain. c.1951.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
The full text of the entry is as follows:
'GAMES, Abram (b 1914)
...
Murphy Television. Placard version of a poster, probably for use in public transport vehicles. (For 4 trial sketches for the designs see Circ. 241a-d-1967). c. 1951 S CL 28.1 x 61 cm
E.158-1980 fiche 14/D4
Trial sketches (4) for a poster advertising Murphy Televisions (for a placard version of the published poster, see E.158-1980). c. 1951 P, crayon, BC and air-brush 6.5 x 11.7; 8.6 x 8.2; 8.3 x 6.1; 8.7 x 6.3 cm
Circ.241a-d-1967'
Production Note
For a placard version of the published poster, see E.158-1980.
Materials
Pencil; Body colour; Crayon
Techniques
Sketching; Airbrushing
Subjects depicted
Television
Categories
Advertising; Designs; Posters
Collection code
PDP

