Take Me To Your Dealer
Poster
1995 (made)
1995 (made)
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The poster 'Take me to your dealer' produced in 1995 illustrates popular imagery drawn from youth culture, and is designed for the youth/student audience as wall art for interiors. It is one of many graphic expressions of 'Alien' culture, inspired by science fiction films such as 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' made in 1977 and TV shows such as 'The X-Files' first aired in 1993, where abductions by aliens is the theme. There are also references to drug culture. By 1998 the poster had sold in excess of 320,000 copies worldwide.
Object details
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| Title | Take Me To Your Dealer (trade title) |
| Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'Take Me To Your Dealer' poster by Paul Morton for Hot Frog Graphics |
| Physical description | The posters shows an alien holding a joint. Behind it is the image of a space ship and below a rocky landscape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | TAKE ME TO YOUR DEALER (Title at the top of the poster) |
| Credit line | Given by GB Posters and Publications Ltd. |
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| Summary | The poster 'Take me to your dealer' produced in 1995 illustrates popular imagery drawn from youth culture, and is designed for the youth/student audience as wall art for interiors. It is one of many graphic expressions of 'Alien' culture, inspired by science fiction films such as 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' made in 1977 and TV shows such as 'The X-Files' first aired in 1993, where abductions by aliens is the theme. There are also references to drug culture. By 1998 the poster had sold in excess of 320,000 copies worldwide. |
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| Accession number | E.441-1999 |
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| Record created | March 1, 2000 |
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