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Summer Casino

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

A collage for the gala space of the Summer Casino, with added decoration, mounted with four photographs of proposed use of spaces.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Collages
Entertainment & Leisure
Urbanism
Architecture
Object type
Collage
TitleSummer Casino (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, collage for 'Summer Casino' project, London, 1969-1972
Physical description
A collage for the gala space of the Summer Casino, with added decoration, mounted with four photographs of proposed use of spaces.
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
Subjects depicted
Casino
Decorations
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.718-1993

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Record createdMarch 20, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O204073/summer-casino-collage-archigram/
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