"I never read The Economist." Management trainee. Aged 42
Poster
1988 (printed)
1988 (printed)
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This is a poster advertising The Economist magazine. Through the minimum means of eight words and a number, the poster implied much about The Economist and its readership. The boldness and apparent anarchy of the statement seize the attention and provoke the viewer into a ‘double take’.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | "I never read The Economist." Management trainee. Aged 42 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Abbott Mead Vickers, "I never read The Economist" |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Credit line | Given by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. Reproduced courtesy of The Economist/Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Economist |
| Summary | This is a poster advertising The Economist magazine. Through the minimum means of eight words and a number, the poster implied much about The Economist and its readership. The boldness and apparent anarchy of the statement seize the attention and provoke the viewer into a ‘double take’. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2149-1997 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2003 |
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