Robert Frost American Poet (1874-1963)
Poster
ca. 1988 (made)
ca. 1988 (made)
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Poster with large heart cut out of a red square and with a black arrow through it, and quotation below; "Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistably desired"
Object details
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| Title | Robert Frost American Poet (1874-1963) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster (Robert Frost), designed by Alan Fletcher, Pentagram, printed by G+B Arts; British, ca. 1981-1996 |
| Physical description | Poster with large heart cut out of a red square and with a black arrow through it, and quotation below; "Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistably desired" |
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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. |
| Historical context | For more on Alan Fletcher's work see Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996. |
| Production | date of other posters in same series |
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| Accession number | E.407-2003 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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