Toucans
Print
1960s (made)
1960s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This silkscreen print is based on a design for a wrapping paper called 'Noah's Ark' by graphic designer Clifford Richards. The wrapping paper was part of a range of children's products made by Polypops Products Limited, a small design-led operation supported by Polycell. There were three designers employed by Polypops; Clifford Richards for graphics, Stephen Bartlett for furniture and Roger Limbrick for toys. Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Toucans (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Silkscreen |
| Brief description | Silkscreen print, Toucans, limited edition print, spin-off from the Noah's Ark paper, by Clifford Richards, 1960s |
| Physical description | Silkscreen print showing two Toucans in black, with plumage picked out with purple, and yellow and orange beaks. This is a limited edition bird print, spin-off from the Noah's Ark paper. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Object history | Purchased from Clifford Richards, through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This silkscreen print is based on a design for a wrapping paper called 'Noah's Ark' by graphic designer Clifford Richards. The wrapping paper was part of a range of children's products made by Polypops Products Limited, a small design-led operation supported by Polycell. There were three designers employed by Polypops; Clifford Richards for graphics, Stephen Bartlett for furniture and Roger Limbrick for toys. Richards designed some of the most memorable packaging and printed ephemera of the 1960s. Vibrant, witty and fun, they are an exuberant expression of the Pop Art decade. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3679-2007 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2007 |
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