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Absolut Rome

Acetate
1980s/1990s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Graham Ford was involved with a variety of major advertising projects during the 1980s and 1990s, such as Silk Cut and Absolut Vodka. His meticulously-crafted prints, which are the result of careful planning, research and model making, are fine examples of advertising photography.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAbsolut Rome (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
acetate with handwritten annotations
Brief description
Acetate annotated in black and red permanent pen accompanying cibachrome photograph of a red vespa in front of a fountain in Rome.
Physical description
Acetate annotated in black and red permanent pen accompanying cibachrome photograph of a red vespa in front of a fountain in Rome.
Dimensions
  • Acetate height: 44cm
  • Acetate length: 57.3cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund
Summary
Graham Ford was involved with a variety of major advertising projects during the 1980s and 1990s, such as Silk Cut and Absolut Vodka. His meticulously-crafted prints, which are the result of careful planning, research and model making, are fine examples of advertising photography.
Collection
Accession number
E.495:2-2005

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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