Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster designed by Richard Bird for London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 9-14 May 1977 incorporating a generic publicity image photographed by Anthony Crickmay which featured on much of London Contemporary Dance Company's publicity in the second half of the 1970s. The photograph shows Linda Gibbs and Micha Bergese and was taken on 24 June 1975. The image shows photographer Crickmay's ability to real movement. Linda Gibbs recalls that when it was taken she was perched on a box in an unheated studio.
Printed by J+P Atchinson Ltd


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster designed by Richard Bird for London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 9-14 May 1977 incorporating photography by Anthony Crickmay of Linda Gibbs and Micha Bergese
Physical description
Photographic and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.1cm
  • Poster width: 51cm
Object history
Associated Production: London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Company: London Contemporary Dance Theatre. Cambridge Arts Theatre . 9.5.1977. Performance category: dance.
Summary
Poster designed by Richard Bird for London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 9-14 May 1977 incorporating a generic publicity image photographed by Anthony Crickmay which featured on much of London Contemporary Dance Company's publicity in the second half of the 1970s. The photograph shows Linda Gibbs and Micha Bergese and was taken on 24 June 1975. The image shows photographer Crickmay's ability to real movement. Linda Gibbs recalls that when it was taken she was perched on a box in an unheated studio.
Printed by J+P Atchinson Ltd
Collection
Accession number
S.3417-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
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