Jamie Reid archive
Poster
Late 1970s (designed)
Late 1970s (designed)
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This promotional poster relates to the fifth single released by the Sex Pistols. It was originally titled Cosh The Driver, after Ronnie Biggs' role in the The Great Train Robbery of 1963, but was changed to No One Is Innocent. Biggs collaborated with the band in South America after singer Johnny Rotten left during their US tour in 1978.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols.
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| Title | Jamie Reid archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography on paper. |
| Brief description | Promotional poster for the Sex Pistols featuring black and white photograph of Ronnie Biggs and text reading "COSH THE DRIVER", late 1970s. Jamie Reid archive |
| Physical description | Promotional poster for the Sex Pistols featuring black and white photograph of Ronnie Biggs and text reading "COSH THE DRIVER". |
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| Summary | This promotional poster relates to the fifth single released by the Sex Pistols. It was originally titled Cosh The Driver, after Ronnie Biggs' role in the The Great Train Robbery of 1963, but was changed to No One Is Innocent. Biggs collaborated with the band in South America after singer Johnny Rotten left during their US tour in 1978. Jamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. The political slant to his art was aroused by the May 1968 Paris student riots, which inspired fraternal protests organised by Reid at the Croydon College of Art. These were directed with fellow student Malcolm McLaren, later to become the manager of the Sex Pistols. |
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| Accession number | S.814-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2010 |
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