Keep an eye on valuables. . . don't leave them around
Poster
ca.1975 (printed)
ca.1975 (printed)
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Screen printed public information poster 'Keep an eye on valuables . . . don't leave them around'. The poster is divided roughly in half, the left side is white. The right-hand side, which is blue, is reminiscent of the silhouette of a head and neck. About one quarter of the way down the poster on the blue area is a black circle. Next to this extending into the white area are two overlapping blue circles, and next to this in the white area is a pale blue semicircle. The image appears to represent a head with one of the eyes, but is highly stylised and abstracted. In the lower right corner (in the area that represents the neck), in a white sans-serif typeface are the words 'keep an eye / on valuables', and below this in black type, 'don't leave / them around. . .’ The poster is signed lower left in black ink.
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Title | Keep an eye on valuables. . . don't leave them around (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Screenprint |
Brief description | Screen printed public information poster 'Keep an eye on valuables . . . don't leave them around', designed by Tom Eckersley, United Kingdom, ca. 1975 |
Physical description | Screen printed public information poster 'Keep an eye on valuables . . . don't leave them around'. The poster is divided roughly in half, the left side is white. The right-hand side, which is blue, is reminiscent of the silhouette of a head and neck. About one quarter of the way down the poster on the blue area is a black circle. Next to this extending into the white area are two overlapping blue circles, and next to this in the white area is a pale blue semicircle. The image appears to represent a head with one of the eyes, but is highly stylised and abstracted. In the lower right corner (in the area that represents the neck), in a white sans-serif typeface are the words 'keep an eye / on valuables', and below this in black type, 'don't leave / them around. . .’ The poster is signed lower left in black ink. |
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Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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Other number | LS.984 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.199-2004 |
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Record created | February 17, 2006 |
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