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Europe no yes

Poster
early 1973 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Piech, Paul Peter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour line-block poster with a design showing the word 'Europe' lettered in blue in the centre of a white sheet, with a red 'n' above the 'o', a green 'y' above and a green 's' below the 'e' (forming the words 'no' and 'yes' running vertically). With 'Vote on Referendum Day June 5th' lettered in the centre at the bottom of the sheet.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Politics
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleEurope no yes
Materials and techniques
Colour line-block
Line-Block
Brief description
'Europe no yes'. Colour line-block poster advertising the referendum for Britain’s entry into the European Economic Community. Designed by Peter Paul Piech, Great Britain, 1973.
Physical description
Colour line-block poster with a design showing the word 'Europe' lettered in blue in the centre of a white sheet, with a red 'n' above the 'o', a green 'y' above and a green 's' below the 'e' (forming the words 'no' and 'yes' running vertically). With 'Vote on Referendum Day June 5th' lettered in the centre at the bottom of the sheet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.2cm
  • Width: 64.2cm
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
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Europe' (Lettered in blue as part of the design, with a red 'n' above the 'o', a green 'y' above and a green 's' below the 'e')
  • 'Vote on Referendum Day June 5th' (Lettered in the centre at the bottom of the sheet)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
This poster is advertising the referendum for Britain’s entry into the European Economic Community.
Subjects depicted
Politics
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/F4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.766-1986

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O539706/europe-no-yes-poster-piech-paul-peter/
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