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The Great Escape

Print
1957-8 (made)
Artist/Maker
Penguin (publishers)
Games (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Colour offset lithograph for a Penguin book by Paul Brickhill entitled 'The Great Escape'. Signed and dated in ink on the back.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Books
Object type
Print
TitleThe Great Escape (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Colour offset lithograph for a book cover entitled 'The Great Escape', designed by Abram Games. Great Britain, 1957-8.
Physical description
Colour offset lithograph for a Penguin book by Paul Brickhill entitled 'The Great Escape'. Signed and dated in ink on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.1cm
  • Width: 23.4cm
Dimensions taken from the 1981 PDP register
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.271-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O549298/the-great-escape-print-games/
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