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White Rabbit

Poster
1967 (printed)
Artist/Maker
East Totem West (publisher)
Orbit Graphic Arts (printer)
McHugh, Joseph (artist)
Place of origin
California (printed)

The poster has at its centre a white rabbit on its hindquarters. It is standing on a chessboard and is surrounded by playing cards, chess pieces and two bottles with labels saying 'DRINK ME' in blue, purple and pink. Above the rabbit are psychedelic patterns also in blue, purple and pink.zs


Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleWhite Rabbit (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printing
Brief description
'White Rabbit', psychedelic poster by Joseph McHugh, published by East Totem West; USA, 1967
Physical description
The poster has at its centre a white rabbit on its hindquarters. It is standing on a chessboard and is surrounded by playing cards, chess pieces and two bottles with labels saying 'DRINK ME' in blue, purple and pink. Above the rabbit are psychedelic patterns also in blue, purple and pink.zs
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 43.9cm
  • Size of sheet width: 58.6cm
  • Size of image height: 85.5cm
  • Size of image width: 55.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • KEEP YOUR HEAD (Text within the psychedelic patterns at the top of the poster)
  • DRINK ME (Text emerging from the two bottles in the image)
  • WHITE RABBIT (Title in the margin at the bottom of the poster)
  • EAST TOTEM WEST, 159 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, California 94941 (In the margin on the bottom left of the poster. With copyright symbol.)
  • Printed by Orbit Graphic Arts (Printed within the margin at the bottom right of the poster with the Orbit Graphic Arts logo)
  • Joe McHugh (Signed in pencil on the back of the poster)
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3792-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023362/white-rabbit-poster-mchugh-joseph/
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