Choose Letterpress
Poster
2011-2012 (made)
2011-2012 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Letterpress poster recreating the key 'Choose Life' speech from the film ' Trainspotting', rewritten as 'Choose Letterpress' with the word 'Typeslotting' in bold over yellow. The speech lists different types of printing and explores the pleasures to be found in letterpress and a dedication to well selected typefaces.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Choose Letterpress (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Letterpress poster |
| Brief description | Letterpress poster by the Nomad Letterpress entitled 'Choose Letterpress'. Great Britain, 2011-2012. |
| Physical description | Letterpress poster recreating the key 'Choose Life' speech from the film ' Trainspotting', rewritten as 'Choose Letterpress' with the word 'Typeslotting' in bold over yellow. The speech lists different types of printing and explores the pleasures to be found in letterpress and a dedication to well selected typefaces. |
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| Copy number | 1/75 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 75 copies hand-set and printed by NOMAD at Whittington using 12, 42 and 48-point Goudy Modern, some unidentified wood type & a slice of M D F . 1.12 (Lettered at the foot of the sheet in red) |
| Credit line | Given by Nomad Letterpress |
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| Accession number | E.798-2014 |
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| Record created | November 17, 2014 |
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