Save Earth Now
Poster
late 1960s (designed)
late 1960s (designed)
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This poster and its original artwork were designed by design duo Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, known as Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. In the late 1960s they created psychedelic posters for many of the English bands of the time, and decorated and advertised Nigel Waymouth's King's Road boutique, Granny Takes a Trip. They also designed for concerts held at the UFO club and Saville Theatre, and for underground magazine Oz. Their influences came from the decorative and eroticised designs of Art Nouveau, combined with the melting rainbow colours of LSD visions and pop art inspirations from the post-war media; traces of Disney, horror movie monsters and comic book characters and can often be seen hiding amongst the images.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Save Earth Now (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | S.29-1978: Screen print on paper.
S.29A-1978: Pen illustration, gouache and collage. |
| Brief description | Poster for Save Earth Now designed by Michael English and Nigel Waymouth. Michael English collection. |
| Physical description | S.29-1978: Poster printed with yellow to fluorescent green gradient background, with central circle featuring mystical buddhist imagery in blue, over printed with gold pattern, and typography at top reading "Save Earth Now". S.29A-1978: Line drawing in pen on card, with central circle featuring mystical buddhist imagery, and typography at top reading "Save Earth Now". Some gouache additions, and cut card. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael English |
| Summary | This poster and its original artwork were designed by design duo Michael English and Nigel Waymouth, known as Hapshash and the Coloured Coat. In the late 1960s they created psychedelic posters for many of the English bands of the time, and decorated and advertised Nigel Waymouth's King's Road boutique, Granny Takes a Trip. They also designed for concerts held at the UFO club and Saville Theatre, and for underground magazine Oz. Their influences came from the decorative and eroticised designs of Art Nouveau, combined with the melting rainbow colours of LSD visions and pop art inspirations from the post-war media; traces of Disney, horror movie monsters and comic book characters and can often be seen hiding amongst the images. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.29&A-1978 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2010 |
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