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The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip
English, Michael, born 1941 - died 2009 - Enlarge image
The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
1967 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
English, Michael, born 1941 - died 2009 (artist)
Waymouth, Nigel (artist)
Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (artist) - Materials and Techniques:
Offset lithograph poster
- Museum number:
E.1698-1991
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2A, shelf DR52, box CONS
Physical description
Adverstisement for a record which became a great favourite at the UFO Club, 'The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip'.
Place of Origin
London (made)
Date
1967 (made)
Artist/maker
English, Michael, born 1941 - died 2009 (artist)
Waymouth, Nigel (artist)
Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Offset lithograph poster
Dimensions
Height: 76.7 cm
Descriptive line
Psychedelic poster by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (Michael English and Nigel Waymouth) entitled 'The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip', promoting a single by the Purple Gang on Transatlantic Records. Great Britain, 1967.
Labels and date
"Michael English (born 1942) and Nigel Waymouth (born 1941)
The Purple Gang : Granny Takes a Trip. Poster promoting a single by the Purple Gang on Transatlantic Records.
1967
Offset lithograph
E.1698-1991
This was a very popular record at the UFO. The record company specified only one colour could be used. The title of the song was taken from the King's Road boutique 'Granny Takes a Trip' of which Nigel Waymouth was co-owner."
Text by Julia Bigham []
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Offset lithograph
Subjects depicted
Musicians; Psychedelia; Bands; Drugs; Psychedelic art
Categories
Prints; Posters; Psychedelia
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
