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Famous Five poster

Poster
1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Claridge, Lewis & Jordan Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Children's Entertainment
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
TitleFamous Five poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising The Famous Five at the London Hippodrome, 1956
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.7cm
  • Poster width: 31.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with British Theatre Museum Ass. V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: The Famous Five. Playwright: Enid Blyton. Director: Andre van Gyseghem. Designer: Richard Lake. Actor: Gordon Gardner. London Hippodrome, Leicester Square . 20.12.1956. Performance category: children's play.
Production
68/70 Wardour Street, London
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2809-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163519/famous-five-poster-poster-claridge-lewis/
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