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Three Decades of Artists from inner London's art schools

Poster
1983 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Inner London Education Authority (issued by)
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (designer)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Screenprinted poster promoting an exhibition of three decades of artists from inner London's art schools. The poster depicts three eyes, with the uppermost eye in the position of the 'third eye', above and between the other two. The eyes are black and white, while most of the background is brown, with the lower right corner, delineated by an eyebrow, and a vertical line representing the bridge of the nose, coloured in a dark beige. At the top of the poster ar the numbers '53' and '85', above the title, 'Three Decades of Artists from inner London's art schools', and information relating to the dates and location of the exhibition.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThree Decades of Artists from inner London's art schools (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint
Paper
Printing Ink
Screen Print
Brief description
Screenprinted poster promoting an exhibition of three decades of artists from inner London's art schools, designed by Tom Eckersley, United Kingdom (London), 1983
Physical description
Screenprinted poster promoting an exhibition of three decades of artists from inner London's art schools. The poster depicts three eyes, with the uppermost eye in the position of the 'third eye', above and between the other two. The eyes are black and white, while most of the background is brown, with the lower right corner, delineated by an eyebrow, and a vertical line representing the bridge of the nose, coloured in a dark beige. At the top of the poster ar the numbers '53' and '85', above the title, 'Three Decades of Artists from inner London's art schools', and information relating to the dates and location of the exhibition.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.3cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '53 83' (top right of the poster, in white letters)
  • 'Three Decades of Artists from inner London's art schools' (Exhibition title, bold black type, top of the poster, above the image)
  • 'Diploma Galleries Royal Academy of Arts / Burlington House Piccadilly London W1V 0DS / October 6th to 23rd 1983 Open daily 10 to 6 / An ILEA exhibition Admission Free' (Black type, upper right-hand side, below the title of the exhibition)
  • 'ECKERSLEY 85' (Artist's signature, black typeface, lower left corner)
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
Subjects depicted
Education
Eyes
Other number
LS.997 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.208-2004

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Record createdApril 24, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O123271/three-decades-of-artists-from-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/
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