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Master A

Print
1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In 1990 Rufus Leonard Design Consultants designed a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Their brief was to produce a ‘mark’, a combination of symbol and lettering, for use on all the orchestra’s communication material. The finished design was based on the image of a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. This top-quality photographic print, known as a ‘master bromide’, would be given to the printer as a standard by which to judge all subsequent prints. The text at the bottom warns people not to redraw or alter the mark and to use the master bromide whenever making a reprint.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMaster A (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Bromide print
Brief description
Bromide master print, with mark for use on communication material, designed for the London Philharmonic Orchestra by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants, 1990
Physical description
Bromide print with mark of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, entitled 'Master A', printed in black ink
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Master A/ centre/ The London Philharmonic/ measure bar/ centre (Within the design; Printing; Ink)
  • This mark must not be altered or redrawn in any way, and should only be reproduced from this master bromide. For details on using this mark see attached pages or contact; Frances Cook, Publications Editor, The London Philharmonic, 35 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2AA Telephone 071-833-2744 Fax 071-837-1224 (Along the bottom, over two columns; Printing; Ink)
  • Issued July 1990 (Bottom right corner; Printing; Ink)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Summary
In 1990 Rufus Leonard Design Consultants designed a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Their brief was to produce a ‘mark’, a combination of symbol and lettering, for use on all the orchestra’s communication material. The finished design was based on the image of a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. This top-quality photographic print, known as a ‘master bromide’, would be given to the printer as a standard by which to judge all subsequent prints. The text at the bottom warns people not to redraw or alter the mark and to use the master bromide whenever making a reprint.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.2139:13-1991

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2004
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