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Design. Third Kent Summer In England.

Poster
1985 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Pentagram Design Ltd. (designers)
CTD Printers Ltd. (printers)
Zaehnsdorf and Croft (manufacturers)
Kurlansky, Mervyn (designer)
Thomas, Alan (designer)
Mattinson, Sarah (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)
London (designed)

Lithograph poster, printed in blue and red, advertising a Graphic Design Workshop convened by Kent State University and Pentagram, held in London, 5-23 August 1985. The design features three columns of text at the bottom; all printed on a white ground.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleDesign. Third Kent Summer In England.
Materials and techniques
Lithograph printed in blue and red
Lithography
Brief description
'Design. Third Kent Summer In England'. Lithograph poster advertising a Graphic Design Workshop convened by Kent State University and Pentagram, held in London. Designed by Mervyn Kurlansky, Alan Thomas and Sarah Mattinson of Pentagram Ltd., Great Britain, 1985.
Physical description
Lithograph poster, printed in blue and red, advertising a Graphic Design Workshop convened by Kent State University and Pentagram, held in London, 5-23 August 1985. The design features three columns of text at the bottom; all printed on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.5cm
  • Width: 45.4cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Subject depicted
Text
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
30/D3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1355-1986

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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