This Is Tomorrow
Poster
1956 (made)
1956 (made)
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A poster advertising the exhibition 'This Is Tomorrow' held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1956. The poster depicts a photographic image of four artists included in the exhibiton, three men and a woman, sitting on chairs in the middle of a street. The bodies of the individuals are split in two by a white rectangle containing the title and date of the exhibition.
Object details
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| Title | This Is Tomorrow (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper partially stained yellow |
| Brief description | Poster by Nigel Henderson, advertising the exhibition 'This Is Tomorrow' held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, screenprint on paper partially stained yellow, Great Britain, 1956 |
| Physical description | A poster advertising the exhibition 'This Is Tomorrow' held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1956. The poster depicts a photographic image of four artists included in the exhibiton, three men and a woman, sitting on chairs in the middle of a street. The bodies of the individuals are split in two by a white rectangle containing the title and date of the exhibition. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor Theo Crosby |
| Object history | List of participants in 'This is Tomorrow' by their original groupings, 1956: Group 1: Theo Crosby, William Turnbull, Germano Facetti, Edward Wright. Group 2: Richard Hamilton, John McHale, John Voelcker. Group 3: J.D.H. Catleugh, James Hull, Leslie Thornton. Group 4: Anthony Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Emilio Scanavino. Group 5: John Ernest, Anthony Hill, Denis Williams. Group 6: Eduardo Paolozzi, Alison and Peter Smithson, Nigel Henderson. Group 7: Victor Pasmore, Erno Goldfinger, Helen Phillips. Group 8 : James Stirling, Michael Pine, Richard Matthews. Group 9: Mary Martin, John Weeks, Kenneth Martin. Group 10: Robert Adams, Frank Newby, Peter Carter, Colin St.John Wilson. Group 11: Adrian Heath, John Weeks. Group 12: Lawrence Alloway, Geoffery Holroyd, Tony del Renzio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Massey, A (Ed.) Pioneers of Pop Newcastle: Hatton Gallery, 2017 |
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| Accession number | E.179-1994 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2009 |
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