Brinsley Schwartz
Poster
1974 (printed)
1974 (printed)
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Colour screenprint poster advertising an appearance of the band Brinsley Schwarz at the North London Polytechnic, 13th November 1974. The design is based around an anonymous uniformed figure wearing a gas mask and policeman's helmet, on top of which there is a butterfly.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Brinsley Schwartz |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screen printing |
| Brief description | Colour screenprint poster advertising an appearance of the band Brinsley Schwarz at the North London Polytechnic, 13th November 1974. Designed by Martin Walker and Bernadette Brittain of the Red Dragon Print Collective. London. 1974. |
| Physical description | Colour screenprint poster advertising an appearance of the band Brinsley Schwarz at the North London Polytechnic, 13th November 1974. The design is based around an anonymous uniformed figure wearing a gas mask and policeman's helmet, on top of which there is a butterfly. |
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| Historical context | The confrontational aspect of this poster in some ways recalls the assertive, autonomous images designed and printed by students during the Paris riots of May 1968. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.409-1975 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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