Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present
Poster
1994 (made)
1994 (made)
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Poster for IBM Charitable Contributions Campaign, featuring a two hands, one blue with fingure pointing up to half of a quotation (in red), and one red, with finger pointing down to the other half of a quotation (in blue). The quotation is from Albert Camus.
Object details
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| Title | Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for IBM Charitable Contributions Campaign, designed by Alan Fletcher/Pentagram; British, 1994. |
| Physical description | Poster for IBM Charitable Contributions Campaign, featuring a two hands, one blue with fingure pointing up to half of a quotation (in red), and one red, with finger pointing down to the other half of a quotation (in blue). The quotation is from Albert Camus. |
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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.396-2003 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2009 |
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