A work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament
Poster
1971-1991 (made)
1971-1991 (made)
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Poster for IBM featuring the word ART with letters superimposed on top of each other as outline letters, the triangle in the centre of the A is made up of red, blue, yellow and green shapes formed from the overlapping lines.
Object details
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| Title | A work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for IBM, designed by Alan Fletcher/Pentagram; British, 1971-1991. |
| Physical description | Poster for IBM featuring the word ART with letters superimposed on top of each other as outline letters, the triangle in the centre of the A is made up of red, blue, yellow and green shapes formed from the overlapping lines. |
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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.400-2003 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2009 |
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