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"I never read The Economist." Management trainee. Aged 42

Poster
1988 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a poster advertising The Economist magazine. Through the minimum means of eight words and a number, the poster implied much about The Economist and its readership. The boldness and apparent anarchy of the statement seize the attention and provoke the viewer into a ‘double take’.

Object details

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Object type
Title"I never read The Economist." Management trainee. Aged 42 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph on paper
Brief description
Abbott Mead Vickers, "I never read The Economist"
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 380mm
  • Width: 763mm
Credit line
Given by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. Reproduced courtesy of The Economist/Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd.
Subject depicted
Literary referenceThe Economist
Summary
This is a poster advertising The Economist magazine. Through the minimum means of eight words and a number, the poster implied much about The Economist and its readership. The boldness and apparent anarchy of the statement seize the attention and provoke the viewer into a ‘double take’.
Collection
Accession number
E.2149-1997

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2003
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