Glenmorangie Distillery in Winter
Print
1992 (made)
1992 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This advertisement was part of a Christmas advertising campaign. The wood engraving was enlarged and used on a poster site on the Cromwell Road, London. The site was designed to look like a child's toy snow scene, with a large perspex bubble over the enlarged image which was filled with polystyrene snowflakes blown by an air pump.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Glenmorangie Distillery in Winter (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Proof of a poster hoarding for Glenmorangie whisky, artist Andrew Davidson, designed by TBWA Holmes Knight Ritchie advertising agency; British, 1992. |
| Physical description | Proof of a poster hoarding for Glenmorangie whisky featuring a view of the distillery in winter. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Production type | Proof |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Gallery label | Andrew DAVIDSON (born 1958)
Proof for a poster hoarding for Glenmorangie Whisky. 1993
Advertising agency TBWA Holmes Knight Ritchie
Wood engraving
E.688-1994
Given by Andrew Davidson
This was part of a Christmas advertising campaign. The wood
engraving was enlarged and used on a poster site on the Cromwell
Road, London. The site was designed to look like a child's toy snow
scene, with a large perspex bubble over the engraved image
and filled with polystyrene snowflakes blown by an air pump.(1994) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. R.P. No. 94.1449 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This advertisement was part of a Christmas advertising campaign. The wood engraving was enlarged and used on a poster site on the Cromwell Road, London. The site was designed to look like a child's toy snow scene, with a large perspex bubble over the enlarged image which was filled with polystyrene snowflakes blown by an air pump. |
| Bibliographic reference | A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.688-1994 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
