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Artist/Maker	Telford Community Arts (print-makers)
Place of origin	Telford (made)

Laminated, portrait oriented, poster depicting two figures standing on a grass verge by a road. One figure, dressed in red, is holding a hand-written road sign reading 'SLOW CHILDREN', the other dressed in blue and green also holds a hand written road sign reading '30'. Behind the figures is a pink bus and purple silhouetted buildings.

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Categories	Posters Printmaking Techniques
Object type	Poster
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Materials and techniques	Colour print on paper, from handcut paper and photographic stencils, laminated in plastic Paper Plastic Laminate Printing Halftone
Brief description	Poster depicting two figures, beside a road, holding hand written road signs 'SLOW CHILDREN and '30', made by Telford Community Arts, 1980
Physical description	Laminated, portrait oriented, poster depicting two figures standing on a grass verge by a road. One figure, dressed in red, is holding a hand-written road sign reading 'SLOW CHILDREN', the other dressed in blue and green also holds a hand written road sign reading '30'. Behind the figures is a pink bus and purple silhouetted buildings.
Dimensions	Height: 60.7cm (Note: Dimensions taken from plastic laminate.) Width: 43.9cm Dimensions taken from plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions	'SLOW CHILDREN' '30'
Credit line	Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Subjects depicted	Traffic Signs
Bibliographic reference	From an exhibition by Greenwich Mural Workshop, 'Printing is Easy...? Community Printshops 1970-1986'
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.495-2013

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Record created	November 20, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1274963/-poster-telford-community-arts/

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