Humbug
Print
ca. 1967 (made)
ca. 1967 (made)
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Graphic designer Clifford Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade.
Richards designed this gift box in time for as part of a range of packaging, lighting, children's books and cut-out fashions produced by All Things Bright and Beautiful. He decided on this range of gift boxes after seeing how few packaging ideas were available in the shops. Designs included 'Sentry Box', 'Passion Flower', a design of hearts, 'Love Box', hearts and the word 'love' and 'Rule Britannia', based on the Union Jack but using green, yellow and lilac instead of red, white and blue.
Richards designed this gift box in time for as part of a range of packaging, lighting, children's books and cut-out fashions produced by All Things Bright and Beautiful. He decided on this range of gift boxes after seeing how few packaging ideas were available in the shops. Designs included 'Sentry Box', 'Passion Flower', a design of hearts, 'Love Box', hearts and the word 'love' and 'Rule Britannia', based on the Union Jack but using green, yellow and lilac instead of red, white and blue.
Object details
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| Title | Humbug (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed card |
| Brief description | 'Humbug', unassembled card box with a circle pattern, designed by Clifford Richards, 1960s |
| Physical description | Unassembled card box with a black and white pattern of concentric circles. |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Summary | Graphic designer Clifford Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade. Richards designed this gift box in time for as part of a range of packaging, lighting, children's books and cut-out fashions produced by All Things Bright and Beautiful. He decided on this range of gift boxes after seeing how few packaging ideas were available in the shops. Designs included 'Sentry Box', 'Passion Flower', a design of hearts, 'Love Box', hearts and the word 'love' and 'Rule Britannia', based on the Union Jack but using green, yellow and lilac instead of red, white and blue. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3697-2004 |
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| Record created | November 16, 2004 |
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