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Sex!

Poster
late 1960s (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Psychedelic poster on metallic paper. Photographic image of woman in loin-cloth and person in monkey suit in pink in keyhole shaped area of blue with flowers. Background of poster is silver with ivy above image and flowers to the left and right. Text 'SEX!' in blue below image.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSex! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph reprint of silkscreen on metallic card
Brief description
Psychedelic offset lithograph poster entitled 'Sex!' by Martin Sharp, published by Big O Posters. London, ca. late 1960s.
Physical description
Psychedelic poster on metallic paper. Photographic image of woman in loin-cloth and person in monkey suit in pink in keyhole shaped area of blue with flowers. Background of poster is silver with ivy above image and flowers to the left and right. Text 'SEX!' in blue below image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 747mm
  • Width: 507mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • SEX! (Text of poster in blue capitals near bottom of poster.)
  • BO2 Sex by Martin Sharp & King Kong Published bu Big O Posted Ltd 219 Eversleigh Road London SW11 5UV 01228 3392 Printed in England (Text along bottom left edge of poster.)
Credit line
Given by Teresa Collard
Object history
Poster issued by Big O Posters Ltd.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954.
Collection
Accession number
E.488-1997

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Record createdNovember 10, 2006
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