Request to view

This object can be requested via email from the Prints & Drawings Study Room

Poster

1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Laminated, landscape oriented, poster depicting a photographic style image on a pale yellow background with black writing and abstract shapes in green. The photographic image depicts two women, one holding a microphone the other listening to headphones, a treble-clef, musical notes, a guitar and amp. This image is predominantly black with the image formed by blue, green, yellow, orange, red and white ben-day dots.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour print from handcut and photographic stencils on paper that has been laminated
Brief description
Poster advertising WOW (Women of the World) Sounds, depicting two female musicians, a treble-clef, musical notes and a guitar, made by Action Factory as part of a project with young women, handcut and photographic stencils, 1987
Physical description
Laminated, landscape oriented, poster depicting a photographic style image on a pale yellow background with black writing and abstract shapes in green. The photographic image depicts two women, one holding a microphone the other listening to headphones, a treble-clef, musical notes, a guitar and amp. This image is predominantly black with the image formed by blue, green, yellow, orange, red and white ben-day dots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.8cm
  • Width: 53.6cm
Dimensions taken from plastic laminate.
Marks and inscriptions
'wow sounds' 'WOMEN OF THE WORLD / INTERNATIONAL SOUND SYSTEMS' 'AT:' 'DATE:' 'TIME:'
Credit line
Given by Greenwich Mural Workshop
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
From an exhibition by Greenwich Mural Workshop, 'Printing is Easy...? Community Printshops 1970-1986'
Collection
Accession number
E.508-2013

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdNovember 20, 2013
Record URL
Download as: JSON