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Don't Forget Your Toothbrush

Poster
1994 (designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Channel 4 posters sell the channel itself as well as individual programmes and are aimed at a young market. This programme presented by Chris Evans (in which winners immediately left the studio for their prize holiday), capitalised on Evans's 'whacky' image.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDon't Forget Your Toothbrush (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
BMP4, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, 1994, Poster advertising launch of Channel 4 television programme.
Physical description
Poster advertising a Channel 4 television show. The imagery is photographic. An out of scale toothbrush is shown resting on the head of presenter Chris Evans with the bristles of the toothbrush forming his hair. The text is written down the shaft of the toothbrush. The Channel 4 logo appears in the top right of the poster. The background is dark blue with stars. The border echoes the colour and form of the Channel 4 logo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 61cm
Production typeProof
Credit line
Given by Cassius Matthias
Subjects depicted
Summary
Channel 4 posters sell the channel itself as well as individual programmes and are aimed at a young market. This programme presented by Chris Evans (in which winners immediately left the studio for their prize holiday), capitalised on Evans's 'whacky' image.
Collection
Accession number
E.1-1998

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
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