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Sunshine Superman
Sharp, Martin Ritchie, born 1942 - died 2013 - Enlarge image
Sunshine Superman
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Britain (made)
- Date:
1967 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Sharp, Martin Ritchie, born 1942 - died 2013 (designer)
Big O Posters Ltd (Publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Offset lithograph
- Credit Line:
Given by Peter Ledeboer
- Museum number:
E.433-2006
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 73, box B
Physical description
Psychedelic poster. Metallic silver background with black text and images, including ballerinas and other performers. Middle section is blue and white with an image of Donovan and more text.
Place of Origin
Britain (made)
Date
1967 (made)
Artist/maker
Sharp, Martin Ritchie, born 1942 - died 2013 (designer)
Big O Posters Ltd (Publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Offset lithograph
Marks and inscriptions
Sunshine Superman
Text of poster.
Sunshine came softly through my window today
Text of poster, along top edge.
Mellow
Text of poster along right hand edge.
Sing a song for you, that's what I mean to do Seagull
Text of poster along bottom edge.
All the losers are grooving but that's up to you...
Text of poster along left edge.
The Magicia[n] / He sparkle [ed? es?] / in satin / and velvet / you gaze at his / splendour wit[h] / eyes you've not used / I tell you you his name is Love, Love
Text in middle section of poster.
Object history note
Gift from Peter Ledeboer (RF 2001/127)
Descriptive line
Psychedelic poster by Martin Sharp promoting Donovan entitled 'Sunshine Superman', published by Big O Posters Ltd. Britain, 1967.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954.
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Offset lithograph; Printing
Subjects depicted
Folk; Music; Psychedelic art; Sunshine; Psychedelia
Categories
Prints; Posters; Psychedelia
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
