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Poster
1986 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Basement Community Arts Workshop (printer)
Shanti Panchal (designer)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait poster advertising the Berner Festival 1986. The poster includes information about the date and time of the festival and the activities on offer, and all text is in both English and Bengali. The poster is brightly coloured, with images of tents and bunting, children playing outside a house, and a girl watching a Punch and Judy show. The sections are separated by decorative bands, including paisley and flower motifs, and the poster is outlined in a geometric pattern.

Object details

Category
Posters
Object type
Poster
Title
Materials and techniques
Screenprinted using photostencil from hand drawn positive, laminated in plastic
Paper
Laminated Plastic
Screen Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the Berner Festival 1986, designed by Shanti Panchal, Basement Community Arts Workshop, 1986
Physical description
Portrait poster advertising the Berner Festival 1986. The poster includes information about the date and time of the festival and the activities on offer, and all text is in both English and Bengali. The poster is brightly coloured, with images of tents and bunting, children playing outside a house, and a girl watching a Punch and Judy show. The sections are separated by decorative bands, including paisley and flower motifs, and the poster is outlined in a geometric pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 63cm
  • Width: 45.3cm
Dimensions include laminated plastic
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'the Berner Festival 1986' (Lettered in black, at the top right of the poster. Also translated into Bengali.)
  • 'SATURDAY 26th JULY 1986 10am to 11pm / at the Berner Estate / (Ponler St, Burslem St, Christian St.' (Lettered in black, on the left of the poster. Also translated into Bengali.)
  • 'football - running competition - space walker - slow bike race - karate - disco - food stall - poetry by children - kung fu demonstration - asian music/song/dance - clowns - book stalls - push ball - puppet shows - face painting - etc' (Lettered in black, on the right of the poster. Also translated into Bengali.)
  • 'further information 488 1831/2 or 790 0791 ext 36 organised by BANGLADESH YOUTH MOVEMENT supported by Golden Moon Youth Project/Toc H/St Mary's Centre/Berner Tenants Assocation' (Lettered in black at bottom of poster. Also translated into Bengali.)
Credit line
Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Subjects depicted
Children
Festivals
Place depicted
Tower Hamlets
Bibliographic reference
From the label text of an exhibition held by the Greenwich Mural Workshop entitled 'Printing is Easy...? Community Printshops 1970-86'
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.475-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
Record URL
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