The Importance of Being Earnest
Poster
1980 (issued)
1980 (issued)
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Poster advertising a production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde at the Old Vic Theatre, London. The image depicts rainbows bursting out of a handbag.
Object details
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| Title | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithography and letterpress printing |
| Brief description | 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. Poster advertising a production of the play by Oscar Wilde at the Old Vic Theatre, London. Colour offset lithography and letterpress. Design by Patrick Hughes and John Timbers. Great Britain. 1980. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising a production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde at the Old Vic Theatre, London. The image depicts rainbows bursting out of a handbag. |
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| Literary reference | <u>The Importance of Being Earnest</u> by Oscar Wilde. |
| 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 | 20/C5 - V&A microfiche |
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| Accession number | E.3198-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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