Festival of Britain Exhibition of Industrial Power
Poster
1951 (published)
1951 (published)
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The Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow was organised by the Scottish Committee of the Festival Council to showcase British inventiveness and its global impact. The chief architect of the exhibition was Basil Spence, who recruited leading designers to interpret the themes of power, engineering and the atom-driven future. Mount's design combines the red, white and blue colour-scheme seen throughout the Festival with a dramatic motif of lightning.
Object details
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| Title | Festival of Britain Exhibition of Industrial Power (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster 'Festival of Britain Exhibition of Industrial Power' by Reginald Mount, UK, 1951 |
| Physical description | Poster featuring forks of lightening in red, white and blue against a dark blue and black background that suggests water. Lettering in white, yellow and red. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Summary | The Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow was organised by the Scottish Committee of the Festival Council to showcase British inventiveness and its global impact. The chief architect of the exhibition was Basil Spence, who recruited leading designers to interpret the themes of power, engineering and the atom-driven future. Mount's design combines the red, white and blue colour-scheme seen throughout the Festival with a dramatic motif of lightning. |
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| Accession number | E.306-2011 |
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| Record created | June 9, 2011 |
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