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Record Sleeve

ca.1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph printed in black and orange with stamped cut-out pattern


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in black and orange with stamped cut-out pattern
Brief description
Record Sleeve, designed by Ben Kelly and Peter Saville, Issued by Dindisc, 1980-1981, Great Britain
Physical description
Lithograph printed in black and orange with stamped cut-out pattern
Gallery label
RECORD SLEEVE: ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Designed by Ben Kelly (British, born 1949) and Peter Seville (British, born 1955) Issued by Dindisc, Great Britain, 1980/1 Lithograph printed in black and orange with stamped cut-out pattern E.2301,2-1990 The punched metal-like grille is a quotation from the door of the shop Ben Kelly designed for the Paul Howie Shop, Covent Garden, in 1977. It was an early example of the use of the vocabulary of high-tech in a retail outlet.
Credit line
Given by Brett Wickens (Peter Saville Associates)
Collection
Accession number
E.2302-1990

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
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