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The Art of Persuasion

Poster
1960 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Eckersley, Tom (OBE) (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

'The Art of Persuasion'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a publicity design exhibition by members of the Society of Industrial Artists, held at De La Rue House, Regent Street, London, May-June 1960. Signed 'Eckersley'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Art of Persuasion (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithographic print
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The Art of Persuasion'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a publicity design exhibition by members of the Society of Industrial Artists, held at De La Rue House, London. Designed by Tom Eckersley (OBE). Great Britain. 1960.
Physical description
'The Art of Persuasion'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a publicity design exhibition by members of the Society of Industrial Artists, held at De La Rue House, Regent Street, London, May-June 1960. Signed 'Eckersley'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 73.3cm
  • Height: 47.9cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
Eckersley (Signed.)
Subject depicted
Exhibition
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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
11/F4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5098-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O562479/the-art-of-persuasion-poster-eckersley-tom-obe/
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