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Print

1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lawrence, John (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

The designers chose a wood-engraved pattern paper, designed by artist John Lawrence (born 1933), for the Fleming Investment Trust's annual report cover to reflect a sense of tradition and quality, as befitted the bank's target clients (aged 55 or over) and their status as one of the oldest merchant banks. It also provided the flexibility to be reused in future products. Copies of the report can be seen at E.717-1994, and E.4029-1995 - E.4040-1995 inclusive.

Object details

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Illustration
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography
Ink
Paper
Wood Engraving
Brief description
John Lawrence, pattern paper for annual report cover for Fleming Investment Trust plc, designed by Kino Design Partnership, 1991.
Physical description
John Lawrence, pattern paper for annual report cover for Fleming Investment Trust plc, colour offset lithograph after a wood engraving by Lawrence
Production typeDesign
Gallery label
(1994)
[Draft?] The three key points in the designer's brief were that: the targeted investors were aged 55 or over; the institution was one of the oldest established merchant banks; the bank would be regularly introducing new investment trusts. The series had to use a device that could be reapplied indefinitely. The designers therefore chose a wood-engraved pattern paper, which they felt provided a sense of tradition and quality as well as flexibility.
Credit line
Given by Kino Design Partenership
Object history
Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.
Subjects depicted
Statue of Liberty
Emblems (Symbols)
All-Over Patterns
Summary
The designers chose a wood-engraved pattern paper, designed by artist John Lawrence (born 1933), for the Fleming Investment Trust's annual report cover to reflect a sense of tradition and quality, as befitted the bank's target clients (aged 55 or over) and their status as one of the oldest merchant banks. It also provided the flexibility to be reused in future products. Copies of the report can be seen at E.717-1994, and E.4029-1995 - E.4040-1995 inclusive.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.718-1994

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Record createdNovember 19, 2008
Record URL
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