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Aylesbury Festival Lottery

Poster
ca. 1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait poster advertising the Aylesbury Festival Lottery. The poster has a yellow background, with a blue, red and green design. From the right and arm just in, holding 3 bank notes, numbered £250. This is denoted as first prize by an arrow. Second prize is a portable television, again shown with an illustration, and 3rd prize is a digital radio, again shown by a digital radio. Across the bottom of the poster is a banner, advertising tickets for 10p.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAylesbury Festival Lottery (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing, paper, plastic laminate
Brief description
Poster, made by WACAT (Walworth and Aylesbury Community Arts Trust), London, ca. 1980.
Physical description
Portrait poster advertising the Aylesbury Festival Lottery. The poster has a yellow background, with a blue, red and green design. From the right and arm just in, holding 3 bank notes, numbered £250. This is denoted as first prize by an arrow. Second prize is a portable television, again shown with an illustration, and 3rd prize is a digital radio, again shown by a digital radio. Across the bottom of the poster is a banner, advertising tickets for 10p.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.9cm
  • Width: 55.7cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
Aylesbury Festival Lottery / 1st Prize £250 / 2nd prize portable T.V. / 3rd prize digital clock/radio / +many consecutive prizes / Drawn on June 22nd / Proceeds to the Aylesbury Festival Fund / Tickets 10p / Available from W.A.S.A.T., Shop 8, Taplon, Merrow Walk / also / ticket sellers will be calling at your door! (All of text on poster )
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop
Object history
Poster was exhibited as part of the Greenwich Mural Workshop's exhibition 'Printing is easy...?'
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Accession number
E.557-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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