This Is Tomorrow
Poster
1956 (printed)
1956 (printed)
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This poster is advertising the This Is Tomorrow . . . exhibition, which was shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London in 1956. The exhibition was one of a series held by the Independent Group in the 1950s. Group members divided into sections, each producing its own poster. Richard Hamilton’s original collage, made specially for reproduction as a poster, has since become famous as an iconic image of 1950s culture.
Object details
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| Title | This Is Tomorrow (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint |
| Brief description | Poster by Richard Hamilton, 'This Is Tomorrow' poster advertising the exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, screenprint, Great Britain, 1956 |
| Physical description | A poster advertising the 'this is tomorrow' exhibition held at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1956; the poster incorporates the iconic collage by Richard Hamilton entitled 'Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?' |
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| Credit line | Given by Prof. Theo Crosby. Reproduced courtesy of Richard Hamilton |
| Object history | List of participants in 'This is Tomorrow' by their original groupings, 1956: Group 1: Theo Crosby, William Turnbull, Germano Facetti, Edward Wright. Group 2: Richard Hamilton, John McHale, John Voelcker. Group 3: J.D.H. Catleugh, James Hull, Leslie Thornton. Group 4: Anthony Jackson, Sarah Jackson, Emilio Scanavino. Group 5: John Ernest, Anthony Hill, Denis Williams. Group 6: Eduardo Paolozzi, Alison and Peter Smithson, Nigel Henderson. Group 7: Victor Pasmore, Erno Goldfinger, Helen Phillips. Group 8 : James Stirling, Michael Pine, Richard Matthews. Group 9: Mary Martin, John Weeks, Kenneth Martin. Group 10: Robert Adams, Frank Newby, Peter Carter, Colin St.John Wilson. Group 11: Adrian Heath, John Weeks. Group 12: Lawrence Alloway, Geoffery Holroyd, Tony del Renzio. |
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| Summary | This poster is advertising the This Is Tomorrow . . . exhibition, which was shown at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London in 1956. The exhibition was one of a series held by the Independent Group in the 1950s. Group members divided into sections, each producing its own poster. Richard Hamilton’s original collage, made specially for reproduction as a poster, has since become famous as an iconic image of 1950s culture. |
| Bibliographic reference | Massey, A (Ed.) Pioneers of Pop Newcastle: Hatton Gallery, 2017 |
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| Accession number | E.176-1994 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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