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Aubrey Beardsley 1966 poster

Poster
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
H. M. Stationery Office (designer)
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (after)
Place of origin
London (made)

Poster advertising an exhibition of works by Aubrey Beardsley held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 19 May – 19 September 196 depicting a woman looking over her left shoulder, wearing a black gown. The text reads 'Aubrey Beardsley' in purple.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Tiles
Access_to_Images 2003
History of the V&A
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleAubrey Beardsley 1966 poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithograph
Paper
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by Aubrey Beardsley held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 19 May – 19 September 1966; Design by H. M. Stationery Office; London; 1966.
Physical description
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by Aubrey Beardsley held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 19 May – 19 September 196 depicting a woman looking over her left shoulder, wearing a black gown. The text reads 'Aubrey Beardsley' in purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 369mm
  • Width: 243mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Aubrey Beardsley / An exhibition original drawings, manuscripts, books, paintings, posters etc. / at The Victoria and Albert Museum / From 19th May to 19th September 1966. (Text of poster.)
  • Printed for H.M.S.O. by Multi Machine Plates Ltd. Dd. 158364-9508 Designed by H.M.S.O. (Small test at bottom right hand corner of poster.)
Object history
Issued by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Note: The design reproduced on this poster is part of the design for the book-plate of John Lumsden Propert from Vol I. of 'The Yellow Book'. The original Indian ink drawing was lent to the exhibition (no. 397) by Mr R A Harari.
Subject depicted
Woman
Place depicted
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated object
E.2431-1966
Bibliographic references
  • Philippe Thiébaut, ed. Art Nouveau Revival Paris: Musee d'Orsay, 2009. ISBN: 978-2-35433-040-8.
  • 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 number
3/F7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2430-1966

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2009
Record URL
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