These Men are Dangerous / Do Not Attempt to Tackle Them

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Artist/Maker	Simons Palmer Denton Clemmow & Johnson (maker) Martin, Gary (art director) Goodwin, Mark (copywriter) Tisdall, John (typographer) Venville, Malcolm (photographer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

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Category	Posters
Object type	poster
Title	These Men are Dangerous / Do Not Attempt to Tackle Them (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph. Printing Ink Paper Offset Colour Lithograph
Brief description	Poster designed by Simons Palmer Denton Clemmow & Johnson, entitled 'These Men are Dangerous / Do Not Attempt to Tackle Them', featuring members of the English rugby team, issued by sportswear manufacturers Nike, printer's proof. British, 1993
Physical description	Poster
Dimensions	Height: 38.1cm Width: 76.1cm 38.1 x 76.1 cm
Credit line	Given by Simons Palmer Denton Clemmow & Johnson
Object history	Exhibitions: Power of the Poster, London, Victoria & Albert Museum, April - July 1998 In this campaign, recreations of police photofit portraits were used to emphasise the adjective `dangerous' in the copy.
Bibliographic references	Taken from R.P. 1997/907 Acquisition Form Taken from R.P. 1997/907 Catalogue Sheet
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.887-1997

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Record created	April 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O222829/these-men-are-dangerous--poster-martin-gary/

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