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Flamingoes

Print
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silkscreen print is based on a design for a wrapping paper called 'Noah's Ark' by graphic designer Clifford Richards. The wrapping paper was part of a range of children's products made by Polypops Products Limited, a small design-led operation supported by Polycell. There were three designers employed by Polypops; Clifford Richards for graphics, Stephen Bartlett for furniture and Roger Limbrick for toys. Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFlamingoes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silkscreen
Brief description
Silkscreen print, Flamingoes, limited edition print, spin-off from the Noah's Ark paper, by Clifford Richards, 1960s
Physical description
Silkscreen print showing two Flamingoes in black outline and several shades of pink. Behind them is a mauve circle. This is a limited edition bird print, spin-off from the Noah's Ark paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.5cm
  • Width: 76cm
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Object history
Purchased from Clifford Richards, through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Subject depicted
Summary
This silkscreen print is based on a design for a wrapping paper called 'Noah's Ark' by graphic designer Clifford Richards. The wrapping paper was part of a range of children's products made by Polypops Products Limited, a small design-led operation supported by Polycell. There were three designers employed by Polypops; Clifford Richards for graphics, Stephen Bartlett for furniture and Roger Limbrick for toys. Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade.
Collection
Accession number
E.3680-2007

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Record createdNovember 27, 2007
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