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… we can talk quite freely here of course

Poster
1966 (issued)
Artist/Maker
HM Government (issuer)
Mount, (Edward) Reginald (artist)
Evans, Eileen Margaret (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour offset lithograph poster showing two men in conversation, against a background of a giant human ear. With a speech bubble containing ‘… we can talk quite freely here of course’ and 'Keep Our Secrets Secret' lettered in the bottom-right corner of the design.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Posters
Object type
Poster
Title… we can talk quite freely here of course
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
'… we can talk quite freely here of course'. Colour lithograph poster encouraging secrecy. Designed by (Edward) Reginald Mount and Eileen Margaret Evans. Issued by Her Majesty's Government, Great Britain, 1966.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph poster showing two men in conversation, against a background of a giant human ear. With a speech bubble containing ‘… we can talk quite freely here of course’ and 'Keep Our Secrets Secret' lettered in the bottom-right corner of the design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.1cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
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
  • ' … we can talk quite freely here of course' (Lettered as part of the design, within a speech bubble.)
  • 'Keep Our Secrets Secret' (Lettered in the bottom-right corner of the design.)
Subjects depicted
Secrecy
Ear
Men
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
27/G3 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.212-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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