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'Masked Danger' by Ben Bolt

Print
1938 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed book jacket for 'Masked Danger' by Ben Bolt, depicting a woman in a black eye mask and long coat, standing smiling beside a bed. On the bed in a man, with his hands tethered behind his back. He is wearing an unusual costume, similar to a green mermaid with a cape, and appears to have red lipstick on his lips. On the spine are a group of plain clothes men is mackintoshes, running forwards, presumably police.

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Object type
Title'Masked Danger' by Ben Bolt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Brief description
Book jacket for 'Masked Danger' by Ben Bolt. Great Britain, 1938.
Physical description
Printed book jacket for 'Masked Danger' by Ben Bolt, depicting a woman in a black eye mask and long coat, standing smiling beside a bed. On the bed in a man, with his hands tethered behind his back. He is wearing an unusual costume, similar to a green mermaid with a cape, and appears to have red lipstick on his lips. On the spine are a group of plain clothes men is mackintoshes, running forwards, presumably police.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 290mm
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Accession number
E.2044-1987

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Record createdJuly 2, 2013
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