Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Poster
late 1960s (designed)
late 1960s (designed)
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Psychedelic poster. Crimson through pink to yellow with light blue and black. Features Disney cartoon images, Donald Duck representing anger and Mickey Mouse representing a heroin addict.
Object details
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| Title | Crazy World of Arthur Brown (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silkscreen screenprint |
| Brief description | Psychedelic poster entitled 'Crazy World of Arthur Brown' by Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, otherwise known as the graphic design duo, Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. Great Britain, ca. late 1960s. |
| Physical description | Psychedelic poster. Crimson through pink to yellow with light blue and black. Features Disney cartoon images, Donald Duck representing anger and Mickey Mouse representing a heroin addict. |
| Gallery label | "Michael English (born 1942) and Nigel Waymouth (born 1941)
Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Published by Osiris Visions Ltd.
Screenprint
E.1710-1991
Described by Nigel Waymouth as 'the darkest poster we ever produced', this depicts a vision of hell. Showing creatures of the underworld as well as Walt Disney characters, they are used to represent a junky and anger. Arthur Brown's most popular single was called 'Fire' which describes the fires of hell. The shapes in the design recall his dramatic performance with flapping cloak and the climax when he would set his metal helmet alight."
Text by Julia Bigham |
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| Bibliographic reference | Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954. |
| Other number | OA 108 |
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| Accession number | E.1710-1991 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2006 |
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