We need protection
Record Sleeve
1985 (published)
1985 (published)
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Cardboard cover sleeve for a 12-inch single record of Picnic at the Whitehouse - 'We Need Protection (Screamix)'. The design comprises various devices (radioactivity, the Earth, CND, silhouettes of aircraft etc.) evoking the Cold War, overlaid with a stylised scene of physical violence.
Lettered with titles, credits and 'Design by Ian Stirling Anderson for Designers Republic of ISAvision'.
Lettered with titles, credits and 'Design by Ian Stirling Anderson for Designers Republic of ISAvision'.
Object details
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| Title | We need protection (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithograph print in blue, yellow, gold and black, on cardboard |
| Brief description | Cover sleeve for a 12-inch single record of Picnic at the Whitehouse - 'We Need Protection (Screamix)'. Offset lithograph print in blue, yellow, gold and black, on cardboard. Design by Nick Phillips and Ian Anderson for Designers Republic. Published by Portrait/CBS Records. Great Britain. 1985. |
| Physical description | Cardboard cover sleeve for a 12-inch single record of Picnic at the Whitehouse - 'We Need Protection (Screamix)'. The design comprises various devices (radioactivity, the Earth, CND, silhouettes of aircraft etc.) evoking the Cold War, overlaid with a stylised scene of physical violence. Lettered with titles, credits and 'Design by Ian Stirling Anderson for Designers Republic of ISAvision'. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with titles, credits and 'Design by Ian Stirling Anderson for Designers Republic of ISAvision'. |
| Production | Design by Ian Stirling Anderson for Designers Republic. |
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| Associated object | E.1180-1988 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1179-1988 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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