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Poster
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait poster advertising a Sheep Fair at Salisbury Arts Centre. The central part of the poster depicts a large ram with red horns and red and purple flecked wool, enclosed by a blue fence. The title appears in a red banner above the ram.

Object details

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Object type
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Materials and techniques
Screenprinted from hand drawn and letraset positives, and laminated in plastic. The background was achieved using an open screen edged with blue filler
Brief description
Poster made by Mobile Arts, advertising a Sheep Fair at Salisbury Arts Centre, 1983
Physical description
Portrait poster advertising a Sheep Fair at Salisbury Arts Centre. The central part of the poster depicts a large ram with red horns and red and purple flecked wool, enclosed by a blue fence. The title appears in a red banner above the ram.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.3cm
  • Width: 43.6cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Opened by 'EDDIE GRUNDY' of the Archers at 2pm on Saturday 17th September / Admission, Adults 20p, Kids & unwaged 10p.'
  • 'CRAFT STALLS AND DEMONSTRATIONS / RARE BREEDS, SHEEP SHEARING, / SIDESHOWS, PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAY, / PERFORMANCES, INFLATABLES, / BAR, REFRESHMENTS, LAMB ROAST...'
  • 'SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE Bedwin St. Salisbury Wilts. Tel. 21744.'
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
From the label text of an exhibition held by the Greenwich Mural Workshop entitled 'Printing is Easy...? Community Printshops 1970-86'
Collection
Accession number
E.480-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
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