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It's really good being a girl

Poster
1981 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape poster, which is one of a series of nine in the Some Girls Poster Project. The poster features a red background, with a black and white photograph of 3 girls, the one in the centre with her arms around each of her friends necks. Above the photograph is the quotation 'It's really good being a girl' in yellow, with randomly placed words underneath such as 'hair' and 'chips,' illustrating the different reasons given throughout the project, as to why it is great to be a girl.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIt's really good being a girl (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing, paper, plastic laminate
Brief description
Poster, designed by Carola Adams, Leah Thorn, Graham Peet and Jonnie Turbie in collaboration with Madley Young Womens Writing and Designing Group, West Midlands, 1981.
Physical description
Landscape poster, which is one of a series of nine in the Some Girls Poster Project. The poster features a red background, with a black and white photograph of 3 girls, the one in the centre with her arms around each of her friends necks. Above the photograph is the quotation 'It's really good being a girl' in yellow, with randomly placed words underneath such as 'hair' and 'chips,' illustrating the different reasons given throughout the project, as to why it is great to be a girl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58cm
  • Width: 83.7cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • It's really good being a girl
  • ideas, laughs, jobs, good, feelings, smells, gangs, looks, chips, music, understanding, hair, brains, sensational, efficient, food, hard (Words placed randomly on poster, showing different reasons given throughout the project about why it is great being a girl. )
  • Images and statements chosen by Carola Adams and Leah Thorn from their work with girls. Further contributions from Madeley Young Womens Group designed with Graham Peet and Jonnie Turpie. Published by National Association of Youth Clubs.
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop
Object history
Poster was exhibited as part of the Greenwich mural Workshops exhibition 'Printing is easy...?'
Subject depicted
Associations
Associated object
E.552-2013 (Series)
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Accession number
E.553-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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