One in the eye for Morgan's
Poster
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait poster regarding the rejection of Morgan's proposals to build luxury flats and office blocks on Battersea's waterfront. The poster shows an illustration of a bull defecating in a man's face. The man is wearing a suit with 'Morgan's' written on the back. Another man, dressed as a matador is waving a flag at the bull with 'Luxury flats & Office Block' written on it, and his hat has 'water' written across the brim. They are shown on a background of the Battersea waterfront and the River Thames.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | One in the eye for Morgan's (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printing, photostencil, paper, plastic laminate |
| Brief description | Poster headlined 'One in the eye for Morgan's', produced by Brian Barnes for the Wandsworth Printshop, for the Battersea Residents Action Group, 1980. |
| Physical description | Portrait poster regarding the rejection of Morgan's proposals to build luxury flats and office blocks on Battersea's waterfront. The poster shows an illustration of a bull defecating in a man's face. The man is wearing a suit with 'Morgan's' written on the back. Another man, dressed as a matador is waving a flag at the bull with 'Luxury flats & Office Block' written on it, and his hat has 'water' written across the brim. They are shown on a background of the Battersea waterfront and the River Thames. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ONE IN THE EYE FOR MORGAN'S /
LUXURY FLATS & OFFICE BLOCK / REJECTED BY MINISTER /
BUT /
THEY MAY BE ACCEPTED / IF OFFICES ARE REDUCED / TO 100,000 SQ. FT. /
NATIONALISE / BATTERSEA'S RIVERFRONT /
BRAG / 28 WARDLE ROAD S.W.17. 672 9698 (Text on poster) |
| Credit line | Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop |
| Object history | Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?' |
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| Bibliographic reference | From the exhibition by the Greenwich Mural Workshop 'Printing is Easy...?', 1986 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.570-2013 |
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| Record created | November 20, 2013 |
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