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The Sea Wolf

Poster
1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Albany Printshop (printer)
Rational Theatre (designed)
Wilson, Andy (designer)
Hall, Xanthe
Place of origin
London (made)

Portrait poster advertising a production of 'The Sea Wolf' by Rational Theatre. The poster depicts a black square with a knife in the centre, which looks as if it is stabbing the black square. Blood then appears to be dripping from the black square onto a white background, and 'The Sea Wolf' is written in this dripping blood.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Prints
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Sea Wolf (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stencil, printing, paper, plastic laminate
Plastic Laminate
Paper
Stencil
Printing
Brief description
Poster, designed and printed by Andy Wilson and Xanthe Hall of Rational Theatre, made by Albany Printshop, London, 1980.
Physical description
Portrait poster advertising a production of 'The Sea Wolf' by Rational Theatre. The poster depicts a black square with a knife in the centre, which looks as if it is stabbing the black square. Blood then appears to be dripping from the black square onto a white background, and 'The Sea Wolf' is written in this dripping blood.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 53.3cm
Dimensions include plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
  • RATIONAL THEATRE PRESENTS / THE SEA WOLF
  • ANOTHER SHOW FROM THE COMPANY THAT BROUGHT YOU 'THE PRISONER OF ZEN' RATIONAL THEATRE, 104, KINGSGATE RD., N.W.6., ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PETER GODFREY (624 3296). ADMIN. (582 6201) (In small lettering at the bottom of the poster)
Credit line
Given by the Greenwich Mural Workshop.
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Bibliographic reference
From the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.591-2013

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Record createdNovember 20, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275029/the-sea-wolf-poster-wilson-andy/
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