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A view of America as seen by Columbus at 2 am. on the 12th of October in 1492

Poster
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster for The Columbus 500th Anniversary Mexican Biennale 1992, with image of uneven horizontal black lines against a white background.


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Object type
TitleA view of America as seen by Columbus at 2 am. on the 12th of October in 1492 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint? on paper
Brief description
Poster for The Columbus 500th Anniversary Mexican Biennale 1992, designed by Alan Fletcher, Pentagram; British, ca. 1992.
Physical description
Poster for The Columbus 500th Anniversary Mexican Biennale 1992, with image of uneven horizontal black lines against a white background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61cm
  • Width: 90cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • a view of America as seen by Columbus at 2 am. on the 12th of October in 1492 (In green along bottom)
  • [copyright symbol]1992 DISENO: ALAN FLETCHER/EDICION: TRAMA VISUAL ac PATROCINIO: CONSEJO BRITANICO IMPRESION: EFECTO GRAFICO COLECCION AMERICA HOY, 500 ANOS DESPUES/INGLATERRA (In orange across bottom)
  • Alan Fletcher/Pentagram (Vertically top right corner, in black)
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.
Bibliographic reference
Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996.
Collection
Accession number
E.423-2003

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Record createdMay 28, 2009
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