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The Human Cranium or Bonce (A) Sometimes found to contain a Bright Idea (B)

Poster
1976 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was produced for the Civil Service Department and was designed to encourage staff to share their suggestions for working more effectively and efficiently.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Human Cranium or Bonce (A) Sometimes found to contain a Bright Idea (B) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount(1906-1979) and Eileen Margaret Evans (b.1921)
The Human Cranium or Bonce ... 1976
Central Office of Information Poster for Civil Service Department for a Staff Suggestions Scheme
Physical description
A skull in black and blue with a star where the brain would be. Pink text on a purple ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Prepared for Civil Service Department by Central Office of Information. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Colibri Press Ltd., London
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Subjects depicted
Summary
This poster was produced for the Civil Service Department and was designed to encourage staff to share their suggestions for working more effectively and efficiently.
Collection
Accession number
E.547-1998

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Record createdMarch 5, 2009
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