To Catch a Whiteman by His Manifesto
Print
1967-1968 (made)
1967-1968 (made)
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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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| Title | To 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1995 |
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| Accession number | E.2912-1995 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2009 |
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