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Poster

1965-1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (designer)
Place of origin
London (designed)
England (printed)

Poster for Conference for Islamic Solidarity, featuring a circle of black and white interlocking swirls against a green patterned background, the pattern in repeating pale green resembling arabic text.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on lithographed ground on paper
Ink
Paper
Colour Offset Lithograph
Screen Printing
Brief description
Poster for Conference for Islamic Solidarity, designed by Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes; British, 1965-1971.
Physical description
Poster for Conference for Islamic Solidarity, featuring a circle of black and white interlocking swirls against a green patterned background, the pattern in repeating pale green resembling arabic text.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Printed in England. Designed by Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (Vertically top right corner)
  • [line of arabic text] / The Conference for Islamic Solidarity / [line of arabic text] / La Conférence de la Solidarité Islamique / [line of arabic text] / Mu'Tamar Setiakawan Islam / Islam Tesanud Konferansi (Bottom centred)
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. Adapted from 18th century ideogram.
Bibliographic reference
Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.419-2003

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O239287/poster-crosbyfletcherforbes/
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