Max the Birdman Ernst
Poster
1967 (designed), 1990s (printed)
1967 (designed), 1990s (printed)
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Colour lithograph and silkscreen on metallic card depicting an abstract portrait of a figure in a suit with a large bird's head, stabbing a pink naked figure through the foot. Lettered with title, artist's name and publishers name and address.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Max the Birdman Ernst (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph and silkscreen on metallic card |
| Brief description | Psychedelic poster by Martin Sharp entitled 'Max the Birdman Ernst', published by Big O Posters. Great Britain, 1967. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph and silkscreen on metallic card depicting an abstract portrait of a figure in a suit with a large bird's head, stabbing a pink naked figure through the foot. Lettered with title, artist's name and publishers name and address. |
| Credit line | Given by Teresa Collard |
| Object history | Poster published by Big O Posters. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.487-1997 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2006 |
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