'Death Rocks the Cradle' by Paul Martens

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Artist/Maker	Collins (publishers) Lee-Elliott, Theyre (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Colour line-block printed design for a book jacket. Signed.

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Categories	Prints Designs Books
Object type	Print
Title	'Death Rocks the Cradle' by Paul Martens (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour line-block print Paper Printing
Brief description	Colour line-block print by Theyre Lee-Elliott, a design for a book jacket for 'Death Rocks the Cradle' by Paul Martens. Great Britain, 1933.
Physical description	Colour line-block printed design for a book jacket. Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 18.9cm Width: 12.6cm Dimensions taken from 1979 PDP register
Gallery label	(August 2019) This book cover shows how the line block process handles designs that combine lines with blocks of colour. Each colour needed a different zinc plate and careful placement (registration) to ensure the fine white lines defining the faces joined up. The colours overlap slightly where they meet. The fine black line extends from the lettering to join the imagery, uniting text and image.
Credit line	Given by the Artist
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1375:3-1979

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O551538/death-rocks-the-cradle-by-print-lee-elliott-theyre/

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