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Doctor's Prefer Shell

Poster
1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph poster for Shell. Signed by the artist within the design, and lettered a second time with the artist's name. Numbered 420.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDoctor's Prefer Shell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph poster
Brief description
Colour lithograph by Graham Vivian Sutherland advertising Shell, from the 'Conchophiles' series (You Can Be Sure of Shell). Great Britain, 1934.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster for Shell. Signed by the artist within the design, and lettered a second time with the artist's name. Numbered 420.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.7cm
  • Width: 135cm
Dimensions taken from 1980 PDP register
Subjects depicted
Other number
C.13637 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
E.193-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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