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A South African Orange Orchard

Poster
ca. 1928 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Kortright, Guy Reginald (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

A South African Orange Orchard. A small version, re-printed for use in schools, of the poster first issued by the Empire Marketing Board in 1928. Signed 'Guy Kortright' and numbered 'R.A.J.3'.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Children & Childhood
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleA South African Orange Orchard
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'A South African Orange Orchard'. Colour lithograph re-print of a poster first issued by the Empire Marketing Board in 1928. Designed by (Reginald) Guy Kortright, Great Britain, ca.1928.
Physical description
A South African Orange Orchard. A small version, re-printed for use in schools, of the poster first issued by the Empire Marketing Board in 1928. Signed 'Guy Kortright' and numbered 'R.A.J.3'.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 51.1cm
  • Size of sheet width: 76.1cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Guy Kortright' (Signed.)
  • 'R.A.J.3' (Numbered.)
Production
Small version, re-printed for use in schools, of a poster first issued by the Empire Marketing Board in 1928.
Subjects depicted
Education
Orchard
Oranges
Place depicted
South Africa
Bibliographic references
  • Stephen Constantine, Buy & Build: The Advertising Posters of the Empire Marketing Board, London, 1986, pl.34.
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other numbers
  • 24/E2 - V&A microfiche
  • R.A.J.3 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.367-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O173789/a-south-african-orange-orchard-poster-kortright-guy-reginald/
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