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Guinness

Poster
1957 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Guinness'. Screen-print poster in black and red, with the image of a letter 'G' transformed into a face eyeing a glass of Guinness. Signed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGuinness
Materials and techniques
Screen-print in black and red
Brief description
'Guinness'. Screen-print poster in black and red, with the image of a letter 'G' transformed into a face eyeing a glass of Guinness. Designed by Abram Games. Issued by the brewers Arthur Guinness Son & Co. Ltd.. Great Britain. 1957.
Physical description
'Guinness'. Screen-print poster in black and red, with the image of a letter 'G' transformed into a face eyeing a glass of Guinness. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.1cm
  • Width: 50.7cm
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
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed.)
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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 numbers
  • 14/D12 - V&A microfiche
  • C.22804 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
E.155-1980

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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