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Design

early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
British Petroleum (commissioned)
Fries (designer)
Place of origin
Europe (made)

Stylized pencil drawing of a sports car at speed, on sandpaper

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Advertising
Transport
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
pencil, sandpaper, drawing
Paper
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
Preliminary design for a poster by Leonard Fries: stylized drawing of a sports car at speed, probably made for BP Petroleum. Pencil drawing on sandpaper, early 20th century
Physical description
Stylized pencil drawing of a sports car at speed, on sandpaper
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Width: 40.4cm
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.421-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O177506/design-fries/
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