Silk Cut
Poster
ca.1984 (designed and printed)
ca.1984 (designed and printed)
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Poster advertising Silk Cut cigarettes. The poster is composed of an images of sheet of white silk with a slash in it revealing purple fabric behind. The name of the brand does not appear. The only clue as to the product is the government health warning against smoking and the use of white and purple which were the signature colours of the Silk Cut brand.
Object details
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| Title | Silk Cut |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for Silk Cut low tar cigarettes by Saatchi & Saatchi. Great Britain, ca. 1984. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising Silk Cut cigarettes. The poster is composed of an images of sheet of white silk with a slash in it revealing purple fabric behind. The name of the brand does not appear. The only clue as to the product is the government health warning against smoking and the use of white and purple which were the signature colours of the Silk Cut brand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Low Tar as defined by H.M. Government Danger: Government Health Warning: Cigarettes can seriously damage your health (Text printed across bottom of poster) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
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| Accession number | E.940-2002 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2009 |
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