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Mister Tambourine Man
Sharp, Martin Ritchie, born 1942 - died 2013 - Enlarge image
Mister Tambourine Man
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
United Kingdom (printed)
- Date:
1967 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Sharp, Martin Ritchie, born 1942 - died 2013 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour screen print
- Museum number:
E.7-1968
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case Y, shelf 73, box B
A poster inspired by the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that appeared on the cover of the seventh issue of Oz magazine, published in London in October-November 1967. Martin Sharp's glowing, swirling homage to Dylan is full of jokes and references in a poster that repays close scrutiny. In a hallucinogenic frenzy of lettering and circles, Sharp plays with the titles and lyrics of Dylan's songs, reflecting the mind-expanding drug culture of the mid 1960s.
