Ooh La La! The Ladies of Paris
Poster
01/10/1983 (made)
01/10/1983 (made)
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Poster advertising the publication Ooh La La! The Ladies Of Paris by Ronnie [Ronald] Barker, captioned 'From the bestselling author of 'Spice and Sugar' - a charmant collection of ladies you cannot say 'non' to!'. Featuring a photographic portrait of Ronnie Barker and a cartoon illustration of a nude woman wearing a headscarf and reclining on a cushion with her back to the viewer. Silver background and white border with black and white text and images. Designed and printed by publishing company Hodder & Stroughton in England.
Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407).
Object details
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| Title | Ooh La La! The Ladies of Paris (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the publication Ooh- La-La! The Ladies of Paris by Ronnie Barker, silver background, white border with black and white text and images, 1 October 1985. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising the publication Ooh La La! The Ladies Of Paris by Ronnie Barker. Silver background, with white border and black and white decorative text. Black and white images of Ronnie Barker and a cartoon of a nude woman reclining on a cushion with her back to the viewer, wearing a headscarf. Landscape format poster with a protruding decorated edge around some of the title text at the top left hand side. Printed 1 October 1983. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'OOH-LA-LA! The Ladies of Paris / Hodder & Stoughton / From the bestselling author of 'Sugar and Spice' - a charmant collection of ladies you cannot say 'non' to! / BY RONNIE BARKER' |
| Credit line | Given by Charlotte Barker, daughter of the late Ronald Barker OBE. |
| Object history | This poster was designed and printed by Hodder & Stoughton to advertise the publication Ooh-La-La! The Ladies Of Parisby Ronnie Barker, published in 1983. It came to the V&A as part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407). |
| Summary | Poster advertising the publication Ooh La La! The Ladies Of Paris by Ronnie [Ronald] Barker, captioned 'From the bestselling author of 'Spice and Sugar' - a charmant collection of ladies you cannot say 'non' to!'. Featuring a photographic portrait of Ronnie Barker and a cartoon illustration of a nude woman wearing a headscarf and reclining on a cushion with her back to the viewer. Silver background and white border with black and white text and images. Designed and printed by publishing company Hodder & Stroughton in England. Part of the Ronnie Barker Collection (THM/407). |
| Bibliographic reference | Barker, R. Ooh La La! The Ladies Of Paris. London, 1983 |
| Other number | THM/407/12 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.120-2012 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2012 |
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