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Through Books You Shall Know Them

Poster
ca. 1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tail of an arrow piercing a sienna (reddish-brown) coloured book. Arrow pointing toward the British Isles.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThrough Books You Shall Know Them (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph
Brief description
"Through Books You Shall Know Them" British Book Week poster. UK, ca. 1950.
Physical description
Tail of an arrow piercing a sienna (reddish-brown) coloured book. Arrow pointing toward the British Isles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.9cm
  • Width: 45.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Through Books (black on grey)
  • You (yellow block lettering, black shading)
  • Shall Know (black)
  • Them (yellow block lettering, black shading)
  • BRITISH BOOK WEEK/ Oct. 24-30 (yellow 'B' in 'British', the rest black on grey)
  • 372. Through books you shall know them Brit. Book wk. (handwritten in pencil on reverse (written along vertical margin across centre))
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Other number
LS.1902 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.742-2004

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2004
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