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Illustration

1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mock-up of the layout of a Cue Shop advertisement composed of a montage of printed pictorial and textual elements pasted on to a thick card board. The central scene shows a man's jacket and shirt mounted on a mannequin with a man's head appearing in a small window at the right of the image. The text above the image reads: 'NOWS [sic] THE TIME TO JOIN THE COTTON CLUB', with further information printed below. The illustration is signed 'Hamza 78'.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pritned in ink on paper, paper then arranged and stuck on card.
Brief description
Advertising illustration for Cue Shop by Hamza Arcan, 1978
Physical description
A mock-up of the layout of a Cue Shop advertisement composed of a montage of printed pictorial and textual elements pasted on to a thick card board. The central scene shows a man's jacket and shirt mounted on a mannequin with a man's head appearing in a small window at the right of the image. The text above the image reads: 'NOWS [sic] THE TIME TO JOIN THE COTTON CLUB', with further information printed below. The illustration is signed 'Hamza 78'.
Dimensions
  • Width: 21.8cm
  • Height: 29.5cm
Style
Credit line
The gift of Hamza Arcan
Associated object
E.387-2012 (design)
Collection
Accession number
E.388-2012

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Record createdJune 25, 2012
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