Mister Tambourine Man
Poster
1967 (printed)
1967 (printed)
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A poster inspired by the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that appeared on the cover of the seventh issue of Oz magazine, published in London in October-November 1967. Martin Sharp's glowing, swirling homage to Dylan is full of jokes and references in a poster that repays close scrutiny. In a hallucinogenic frenzy of lettering and circles, Sharp plays with the titles and lyrics of Dylan's songs, reflecting the mind-expanding drug culture of the mid 1960s.
Object details
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| Title | Mister Tambourine Man (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour screen print |
| Brief description | 'Mist[er] Tam[bo]rine Man' Psychedelic colour screenprint poster by Martin Sharp (born 1942), inspired by Bob Dylan. The image appeared on the cover of the October-November edition of London magazine 'Oz', 1967. |
| Physical description | Poster |
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| Production | Attribution note: printed on metallic paper |
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| Summary | A poster inspired by the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that appeared on the cover of the seventh issue of Oz magazine, published in London in October-November 1967. Martin Sharp's glowing, swirling homage to Dylan is full of jokes and references in a poster that repays close scrutiny. In a hallucinogenic frenzy of lettering and circles, Sharp plays with the titles and lyrics of Dylan's songs, reflecting the mind-expanding drug culture of the mid 1960s. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.7-1968 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2003 |
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