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Technological Graveyard

Poster
1995-2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster, featuring a colour photographic reproduction of a large number of used pencils packed into a wooden box.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTechnological Graveyard (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph on paper
Brief description
Poster, 'Technological Graveyard', designed by Alan Fletcher; British, 1995-2000.
Physical description
Poster, featuring a colour photographic reproduction of a large number of used pencils packed into a wooden box.
Dimensions
  • Height: 88.1cm
  • Width: 64.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Technological Graveyard by Alan Fletcher. Printed on Job Parilux[Registered trademark symbol] Gloss 200gsm by Gavin Martin Associates Ltd. Promoted by ISTD Fine Paper Ltd. Telephone +44 (0)1737 222401 (Across bottom)
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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.388-2003

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
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