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Max the Birdman Ernst

Poster
1967 (designed), 1990s (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
TitleMax 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 createdNovember 10, 2006
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