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Victoria Gothic: The Dilemma of Style

Poster
ca. 1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster for Victorian Gothic series of lectures by Dr. J Mordaunt Crook, in white against a blue background a composite image made up of a variety of Victorian Gothic architectural and sculptural styles as line drawings, with some drawn as cross sections or diagrams. ABove in white is florid italic lettering. A faint pale trace of a gothic device runs horizontally in the background towards the top, resembling a large watermark.

Object details

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Object type
TitleVictoria Gothic: The Dilemma of Style
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph on paper
Brief description
Poster for Victorian Gothic series of lectures, designed by Pentagram; British, ca. 1987.
Physical description
Poster for Victorian Gothic series of lectures by Dr. J Mordaunt Crook, in white against a blue background a composite image made up of a variety of Victorian Gothic architectural and sculptural styles as line drawings, with some drawn as cross sections or diagrams. ABove in white is florid italic lettering. A faint pale trace of a gothic device runs horizontally in the background towards the top, resembling a large watermark.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60cm
  • Width: 42cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Designed by Pentagram (Vertically bottom right corner, in blue)
  • Victoria Gothic: The Dilemma of Style- Eight Lectures / by Dr. J Mordaunt Crook / [details of lectures and dates and venue information] (Top centred in white)
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.
Historical context
For more on Alan Fletcher's work see Myerson, Jeremy. Beware wet paint: designs by Alan Fletcher. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1996.
Production
dateing based on date of publication of the same title as lecture series
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.418-2003

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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