Mae West American Movie Star (1892-1981)
Poster
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
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Poster with smiling mouth and quotation above; "When I'm good I'm very good - but when I'm bad - I'm better!"
Object details
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| Title | Mae West American Movie Star (1892-1981) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster (Mae West), designed by Alan Fletcher, Pentagram, printed by G+B Arts; British, ca. 1981-1996 |
| Physical description | Poster with smiling mouth and quotation above; "When I'm good I'm very good - but when I'm bad - I'm better!" |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Alan Fletcher |
| Object history | Part of a gift from Alan Fletcher of his archive to represent his design output from the 1970s to the present day. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.408-2003 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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