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Piper at the Gates of Dawn

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

Colour screen print poster promoting the first record by Pink Floyd in 1967.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePiper at the Gates of Dawn (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print
Brief description
Poster by an anonymous artist promoting the first record by Pink Floyd entitled 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn', published by ForPosters Ltd. London, ca. 1967.
Physical description
Colour screen print poster promoting the first record by Pink Floyd in 1967.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.3
  • Width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Object history
Poster for Pink Floyd.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.31-1968

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Record createdNovember 17, 2006
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