The Commercial
Print
1982-1983 (made)
1982-1983 (made)
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Pentagram was working on the corporate image of the brewery Samuel Webster and decided that pubs needed to be linked by pictorial signs. They commissioned artist Kathleen Lindsley (born 1951) to produce about 180 pub signs at great speed, averaging 5 signs a fortnight (see E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 for examples). The wood engravings were then enlarged by the signmaker, Butterfields in Bradford, to 3 feet by 9 feet and reproduced by screen onto composite boards. It was felt that wood engraving was an appropriate technique as it reflected something of the landscape and heritage of Yorkshire; the imagery itself was based on local research.
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Title | The Commercial (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Wood engraving on paper |
Brief description | Print by Kathleen Lindsley for Pentagram Design, 1 of 6 proofs of designs for Samuel Webster public house, 'The Commercial', wood engraving, Great Britain, 1982-1983 |
Physical description | Wood engraved proof of design for public house sign, 'The Commercial', for brewery Samuel Webster. E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 are from the same series. |
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Production type | Artist's proof |
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Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. |
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Summary | Pentagram was working on the corporate image of the brewery Samuel Webster and decided that pubs needed to be linked by pictorial signs. They commissioned artist Kathleen Lindsley (born 1951) to produce about 180 pub signs at great speed, averaging 5 signs a fortnight (see E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 for examples). The wood engravings were then enlarged by the signmaker, Butterfields in Bradford, to 3 feet by 9 feet and reproduced by screen onto composite boards. It was felt that wood engraving was an appropriate technique as it reflected something of the landscape and heritage of Yorkshire; the imagery itself was based on local research. |
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Accession number | E.704-1994 |
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Record created | November 25, 2008 |
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