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To Catch a Whiteman by His Manifesto

Print
1967-1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A colour screenprint in yellow depicting a concrete poem. At the top of the image the word 'hashishination' is written. The fabricated word 'polypilohallucinogenitive' is written vertically, with the letters appearing in pairs, down the middle of the page.

Object details

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Object type
TitleTo Catch a Whiteman by His Manifesto (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screenprint
Brief description
Print by students of Dom Sylvester Houedard from Bath Academy of Art, from a portfolio of prints, concrete poetry and experimental typography entitled 'To Catch a White Man by his Manifesto', colour screenprint, published by Openings Press, Corsham, Wiltshire, 1967-1968
Physical description
A colour screenprint in yellow depicting a concrete poem. At the top of the image the word 'hashishination' is written. The fabricated word 'polypilohallucinogenitive' is written vertically, with the letters appearing in pairs, down the middle of the page.
Dimensions
  • Average size of sheets height: 48.1cm
  • Average size of sheets width: 48.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995
Object history
'To Catch a Whiteman by His Manifesto' is a portfolio containing experimental typography and concrete poetry made by Dom Sylvester Houedard and his students from Bath Academy of Art. The names of the ten students involved are; Stephen Lowndes, Sue Hudson, Liz Kelly, Jenny Osborne, Angus Davis, Erica Grice, Noelle Stewart, Alan Hext, Paul Ansell and Melody Craig.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995
Collection
Accession number
E.2912-1995

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Record createdMarch 31, 2009
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