Design
1978 (made)
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A coloured pencil and pastel illustration depicting three male figures smartly dressed in brown tweed suits. The figure to the left holds a monocle to his left eye; the central figure carries bincoulars and a rain mac; the figure to the right is largely obscured but holds binoculars to his eyes. 'Summit' is written above the three figures, and to the top-left of the image the central scene is reproduced in print, along with a stamped imitation postal mark reading 'Cue Shop London 1978'. The image is signed 'Hamza Arcan' along the left edge. The illustration is pasted on to a thick card mount.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawn with pencil and pastel, logo drawn with ink, on paper and mounted on card. |
| Brief description | Advertising illustration for Cue Shop by Hamza Arcan, 1978 |
| Physical description | A coloured pencil and pastel illustration depicting three male figures smartly dressed in brown tweed suits. The figure to the left holds a monocle to his left eye; the central figure carries bincoulars and a rain mac; the figure to the right is largely obscured but holds binoculars to his eyes. 'Summit' is written above the three figures, and to the top-left of the image the central scene is reproduced in print, along with a stamped imitation postal mark reading 'Cue Shop London 1978'. The image is signed 'Hamza Arcan' along the left edge. The illustration is pasted on to a thick card mount. |
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| Credit line | The gift of Hamza Arcan |
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| Accession number | E.389-2012 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2012 |
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