Artists Prefer Shell

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Artist/Maker	Shell Mex and B.P. Ltd. (issued by) Armstrong, John (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (issued)

'Artists Prefer Shell'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Artists Prefer Shell
Materials and techniques	colour lithograph Colour Lithography
Brief description	'Artists Prefer Shell'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed; By John Armstrong; Issued by Shell-Max and B.P. Ltd.; Great Britain; 1933.
Physical description	'Artists Prefer Shell'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions	Height: 72.9cm Width: 113.1cm 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
Credit line	Given by Frank Pick
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	1/F7 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.403-1935

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O738123/artists-prefer-shell-poster-armstrong-john/

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