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Two Town Tinning

Poster
1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait poster advertising the twinning of the towns Easington and Greenwich, and Miners day. The poster has a red background, and is illustrated with 6 people, 3 looking left, 3 looking right, so that the groups are facing each other. The 3 on the left are circled as Easington, and the 3 on the right are circled as Greenwich. Underneath this and down each side of the poster is text with information about the Miners day, such as location and time.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTwo Town Tinning (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photostencils, printing, paper, plastic laminate
Brief description
Poster, designed and printed by Stephen Lobb for the Greenwich Mural Workshop, London, 1985.
Physical description
Portrait poster advertising the twinning of the towns Easington and Greenwich, and Miners day. The poster has a red background, and is illustrated with 6 people, 3 looking left, 3 looking right, so that the groups are facing each other. The 3 on the left are circled as Easington, and the 3 on the right are circled as Greenwich. Underneath this and down each side of the poster is text with information about the Miners day, such as location and time.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.9cm
  • Width: 51.9cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • TWO TOWN / TWINNING
  • EASINGTON / GREENWICH
  • GENERAL GORDON PLACE
  • SATURDAY 8 SEPT AT 3.30
  • AND MINERS DAY
  • food / DEAL GIRL PIPERS / MURTON COLLIERY BAND / entertainment
  • Abbeywood Station 2pm - March - Woolwich Centre 3.30
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is easy...?'
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Accession number
E.562-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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