Cheese & Biscuits
Poster
1965 - 1971 (made)
1965 - 1971 (made)
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Poster comprising white background and typefaces arranged in alternating yellow and brown with striped shadows. The words are wittily arranged 'Cheese &' (yellow) stand upright and below the letters of the word 'Biscuits' (brown) lie as though flat.
Object details
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| Title | Cheese & Biscuits (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Sreenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for Lyons Teashop, designed by Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes; British, 1965-1971 |
| Physical description | Poster comprising white background and typefaces arranged in alternating yellow and brown with striped shadows. The words are wittily arranged 'Cheese &' (yellow) stand upright and below the letters of the word 'Biscuits' (brown) lie as though flat. |
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| Credit line | Given by Alan Fletcher |
| Object history | Part of a gift from Alan Fletcher of his archive to represent his design output from the 1970s to the present day. |
| Historical context | For more on Alan Fletcher's work see Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996. |
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| Accession number | E.434-2003 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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