'I used to take the caravan to Southend ... '
Poster
1975 (issued)
1975 (issued)
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Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Smirnoff Vodka. The design shows a caravan of camels and people walking along the horizon, silhouetted by a low sun, which leaves the lower two-thirds of the image in darkness. Lettered in white almost in the centre of the poster is the text: 'I used to take the caravan to Southend until I discovered Smirnoff'. Below is the text 'The effect is shattering', lettered above the Smirnoff logo.
Object details
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| Title | 'I used to take the caravan to Southend ... ' |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | 'I used to take the caravan to Southend ... '. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Smirnoff Vodka. Designed by Robin Nash and produced by the advertising agency Young & Rubicam Ltd., Great Britain, 1975. |
| Physical description | Colour offset lithograph poster advertising Smirnoff Vodka. The design shows a caravan of camels and people walking along the horizon, silhouetted by a low sun, which leaves the lower two-thirds of the image in darkness. Lettered in white almost in the centre of the poster is the text: 'I used to take the caravan to Southend until I discovered Smirnoff'. Below is the text 'The effect is shattering', lettered above the Smirnoff logo. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ''I used to take the caravan to Southend until I discovered Smirnoff' / The effect is shattering' (Text of design, lettered in white.) |
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| 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 | 28/B5 - V&A microfiche |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.381-1982 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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