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Zappa Krappa

Poster
1967 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Psychedelic poster with an image of Frank Zappa on the toilet. Brown on light brown.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleZappa Krappa (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Printed design with photographic image on paper
Brief description
Psychedelic poster with photograph by Robert Davidson depicting Frank Zappa on the toilet. UK, 1967.
Physical description
Psychedelic poster with an image of Frank Zappa on the toilet. Brown on light brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 595mm
  • Width: 435mm
  • Height: 598
  • Width: 436
Marks and inscriptions
  • FRANK ZAPPA (Text of poster, under image.)
  • OA304 UK PRINTED.[COPYRIGHT]. LOON 1967. DES:DALE, FOR OSIRIS VISIONS LTD. (Printed vertically along right hand side of poster.)
Object history
This photograph was one of 12 images shot for an article in the International Times (Issue 18, August 31st - September 13th 1967). It became known by Zappa fans as the 'Zappa Krappa'.
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.
Other number
OA 304
Collection
Accession number
E.1729-1991

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Record createdNovember 15, 2006
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