The Greatest Show on Earth

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Artist/Maker	Fickling, Roger (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'The Greatest Show on Earth'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising a Welsh Arts Council touring exhibition of 60 years of circus posters from the collection of Larry Turnbull, held at the Sherman Theatre, University College, Cardiff, 14 December 1979 – 3 February 1980.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Entertainment & Leisure Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	The Greatest Show on Earth
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithography Colour Offset Lithography
Brief description	'The Greatest Show on Earth'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising a Welsh Arts Council touring exhibition of 60 years of circus posters from the collection of Larry Turnbull. Designed by Roger Fickling. Great Britain. 1979.
Physical description	'The Greatest Show on Earth'. Colour offset lithograph poster advertising a Welsh Arts Council touring exhibition of 60 years of circus posters from the collection of Larry Turnbull, held at the Sherman Theatre, University College, Cardiff, 14 December 1979 – 3 February 1980.
Dimensions	Height: 84cm Width: 59.5cm Dimensions 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
Credit line	Given by the Tate Gallery
Subjects depicted	Exhibition Circuses (Performances)
Association	Turnbull, Larry
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	12/F9 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.479-1981

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O549097/the-greatest-show-on-earth-poster-fickling-roger/

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