Murphy Television

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