Centre Point London's Monument to Greed
Poster
1975 (designed), 1975 (issued)
1975 (designed), 1975 (issued)
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Colour lino-cut print with an illustration of the Centre Point building in London. The building has been given a human mouth which is filled with '£' signs. The design is printed in black against a white ground, with text printed below the image in red: 'Centre Point. London’s Monument to Greed!'
Object details
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| Title | Centre Point London's Monument to Greed |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lino-cut |
| Brief description | 'Centre Point London's Monument to Greed'. Colour lino-cut print depicting an illustration of the Centre Point building in London. Designed by Paul Peter Piech, Great Britain, 1975. |
| Physical description | Colour lino-cut print with an illustration of the Centre Point building in London. The building has been given a human mouth which is filled with '£' signs. The design is printed in black against a white ground, with text printed below the image in red: 'Centre Point. London’s Monument to Greed!' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CENTRE POINT / LONDON'S MONUMENT TO / GREED!' (Text of design, lettered below the image in red) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Historical context | Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1 |
| Other number | 30/F10 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.765-1986 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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