Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tribe Brothers Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic. Image of a row of terraced houses over which is depicted the Festival of Britain 'Skylon'.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising The Happy Family at the Duchess Theatre, 1951
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Image of a row of terraced houses over which is depicted the Festival of Britain 'Skylon'.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.6cm
  • Poster width: 32cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: The Happy Family. Playwright: Michael Clayton Hutton. Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, London. 14.5.1951. Performance category: comedy. This production took place to coincide with the Festival of Britain and was billed on the poster as 'The Festival Comedy'.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2461-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163102/poster-tribe-brothers-ltd/
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