Festival of Britain 1951 May 3 - November 3 | Games, Abram

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Artist/Maker	London Press Exchange (designers) Sanders, Phillips & Co. Ltd. (printers) Games, Abram (designer)
Place of origin	London (printed)

'Festival of Britain 1951 May 3 - November 3'. Colour offset lithograph poster promoting the 1951 Festival of Britain. The design shows a green image of Britain viewed from the sky, incorporating within the design the festival symbol designed by Abram Games. With manuscript additions and amendments to the original date 'May 3-September 30' in white body-colour and ball-point pen.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Entertainment & Leisure Posters Designs
Object type	Poster
Title	Festival of Britain 1951 May 3 - November 3
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph with manuscript additions in white body-colour and ball-point pen Body Colour Ball Point Pen Colour Offset Lithography Handwriting
Brief description	'Festival of Britain 1951 May 3 - November 3'. Proof of Festival of colour offset lithograph poster with amendments in ball-point pen and body-colour. Designed by the London Press Exchange, England, 1951.
Physical description	'Festival of Britain 1951 May 3 - November 3'. Colour offset lithograph poster promoting the 1951 Festival of Britain. The design shows a green image of Britain viewed from the sky, incorporating within the design the festival symbol designed by Abram Games. With manuscript additions and amendments to the original date 'May 3-September 30' in white body-colour and ball-point pen.
Dimensions	Height: 76.3cm Width: 50.8cm Measurements taken from: 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
Subjects depicted	Clouds Sea Helmet Festival of Britain
Place depicted	Great Britain
Bibliographic reference	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
Other number	25/E8 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.944-1983

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1043080/festival-of-britain-1951-may-poster-games-abram/

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