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The Chameleon Summer Casino: The Salle de Galas.

Drawing
1969-1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Archigram (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Plans, elevations and perspective views of a pavilion with mobile and exchangeable elements.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Architecture
Entertainment & Leisure
Urbanism
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Chameleon Summer Casino: The Salle de Galas. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Collage, photographs, coloured films, Letratone [mechanical tint transfer], pen, ink and coloured inks, watercolour and bodycolour on paper dry mounted and laminated on board
Paper
Colour Film
Letratone
Pen and Ink
Coloured Ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Plastic Laminate
Board
Collage
Drawing
Brief description
Design by Archigram for architectural scheme, 1 of a set of 16 panels explaining and illustrating a brief history of Archigram, and giving a description, and incorporating parts of, Archigram's entries in two competitions for projects in Monte Carlo, 'The Chameleon Summer Casino: The Salle de Galas', London, 1969-1972
Physical description
Plans, elevations and perspective views of a pavilion with mobile and exchangeable elements.
Dimensions
  • Each height: 63.3cm
  • Each width: 87cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with explanatory text and titles)
  • '12' (Numbered)
Subjects depicted
Plans
Elevations
Perspectives
Pavilion
Association
Monte Carlo
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.716-1993

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Record createdMarch 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O204071/the-chameleon-summer-casino-the-drawing-archigram/
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