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Print

ca. 1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Graphic designer Clifford 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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printing on paper
Brief description
Page showing items from the Polypops range designed by Clifford Richards, 1960s, taken from a loose-leaf promotion for the design consultancy Richards/Nash&Friends.
Physical description
A sheet with photographic images of the Polypops toy range designed by Clifford Richards.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.2cm
  • Width: 25.2cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Summary
Graphic designer Clifford 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.

Bibliographic reference
Best, Alastair. Imaginative Toys: Polypops Products Ltd. Design Mar. 1969, no. 243. pp.36-39.
Collection
Accession number
E.3689-2004

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Record createdDecember 19, 2007
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