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Artist/Maker	Fenton, Susan (artist)
Place of origin	Philadelphia (made)

This is one of a set of six paper cups designed for Imprint, a public art project organised by the Print Center, Philadelphia, in 2002. Artists were invited to produce imagery for billboards, bus shelters and magazine inserts as well as cups. Here the throwaway paper cup is transformed by print into a modest work of art, which was used in selected cafés in the city during the project.

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Categories	Feminism Household Objects Prints Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares Artists' Multiples
Object type	Print
Materials and techniques	Screen print on card paper Paper Printing Ink Screenprint
Brief description	Paper cup with two views of female figure, by Susan Fenton. One of a set of six made for Imprint, a public art project, Philadelphia, 2002.
Physical description	Paper cup with two views, back and front of a female figure to chest level. Front facing figure has bandanna over eyes and is bound in tight sleeveless cloth from upper arms down; back facing figure has hooded head and gown from upper arms down.
Dimensions	Height: 11cm At lip diameter: 9cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Solo Cup Co. Chicago, Ill.,' (Lettered inside the rim at the foot with details of the manufacturers.) 'Imprint a public art project The Print Center. printcenter.org'
Credit line	Given by Rosie Miles
Subjects depicted	Public Art Ephemera Imprint
Place depicted	Philadelphia
Summary	This is one of a set of six paper cups designed for Imprint, a public art project organised by the Print Center, Philadelphia, in 2002. Artists were invited to produce imagery for billboards, bus shelters and magazine inserts as well as cups. Here the throwaway paper cup is transformed by print into a modest work of art, which was used in selected cafés in the city during the project.
Associated objects	E.368-2005 (Set) E.370-2005 (Set) E.371-2005 (Set) E.372-2005 (Set) E.373-2005 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.369-2005

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Record created	November 25, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119038/print-fenton-susan/

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