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The Revolution will not be televised

Poster
1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Greenwich Mural Workshop (printer)
Walker, Rick (designer)
Skull, Dave (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

portrait poster advertising a concert by Gil Scott-Heron, as part of the Greenwich Festival. The poster has a blue background, and six televisions, two columns of three on top of each other, each showing a different scene. red, yellow and white text gives details of the concert.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Prints
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Revolution will not be televised (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photostencil, printing, paper, plastic laminate
Plastic Laminate
Paper
Stencil
Printing
Brief description
Poster, designed and printed by Rick Walker and Dave Skull with the Greenwich Mural Workshop, London, 1985.
Physical description
portrait poster advertising a concert by Gil Scott-Heron, as part of the Greenwich Festival. The poster has a blue background, and six televisions, two columns of three on top of each other, each showing a different scene. red, yellow and white text gives details of the concert.
Dimensions
  • Height: 79.2cm
  • Width: 53.4cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Greenwich Festival wish to announce that / THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
  • GILL SCOTT-HERON / PLUS JOHN COOPER-CLARKE / WITH AMERE FACADE / AND AKIMBO / D.J. SIMON GOFFE / GREENWICH BOROUGH HALL / Royal Hill SE10. / MONDAY JUNE 3rd 7.30pm.
  • Tickets £3.50 (concessions £2.50) from Festival Box Office / 25 Woolwich New Rd, london SE18 / 317 8687 Box Office / 855 5900 Credit cards
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop.
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Place depicted
Greenwich
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.589-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275021/the-revolution-will-not-be-poster-walker-rick/
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