UFO coming
Poster
1967 (designed)
1967 (designed)
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Poster in purple, yellow and gold. Psychedelic images of butterflies, flowers and human forms.
Object details
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| Title | UFO coming (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silkscreen |
| Brief description | Psychedelic poster entitled 'UFO coming' by Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (Michael English and Nigel Waymouth), published by Osiris Agency Ltd. London, 1967. |
| Physical description | Poster in purple, yellow and gold. Psychedelic images of butterflies, flowers and human forms. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | "Michael English (born 1942) and Nigel Waymouth (born 1941)
UFO Coming. Poster promoting the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Soft Machine on June 16 and Liverpool Love Festival on June 23
1967
Published by Osiris Agency Ltd.
Screenprint
E.1704-1991
Both the sexual references and the Unidentified Flying Objects in space suggested in the title are absorbed into the overall design with its amorphous shapes and carefully drawn details. The birth signs of the artists, Virgo and Cancer, are represented in the lower corners of the image.
The Liverpool event was brought to London by the poet Adrian Henri and included music and poetry."
Text by Julia Bigham |
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| Bibliographic reference | Christoph Grunberg, ed. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era London: Tate, 2005. 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ISBN: 1854375954. |
| Other number | OA104 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1704-1991 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2006 |
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