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urgent please return that overdue library book now

Poster
ca. 1975 (Designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Geometric pattern in red, blue, black and grey on white background. Narrow rectangles represent the spines of books on a shelf with a white gap symbolising the overdue book.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titleurgent please return that overdue library book now (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
Overdue library books poster by Tom Eckersley printed at the London College of Printing, United Kingdom
Physical description
Geometric pattern in red, blue, black and grey on white background. Narrow rectangles represent the spines of books on a shelf with a white gap symbolising the overdue book.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.5cm
  • Width: 47.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • urgent (printed in black on white)
  • please/ return/ that/ overdue/ library/ book/ now (printed in red on white)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Other number
LS.972 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.288-2004

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Record createdAugust 16, 2004
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