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Oz is a New Magazine

Poster
1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sharp, Martin (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Poster, 'Oz is a New Magazine' advertising the underground magazine 'Oz', in a psychedelic style.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleOz is a New Magazine (generic title)
Materials and techniques
screenprint
Ink
Paper
Screenprint
Brief description
Psychedelic poster 'Oz is a New Magazine' by Martin Sharp, Britain, 1967
Physical description
Poster, 'Oz is a New Magazine' advertising the underground magazine 'Oz', in a psychedelic style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 49.7cm
Gallery label
(11/09/2017)
Oz, an underground magazine, first appeared in Australia in 1963, but a second version was published in London from 1967. It focused on drugs, sex and alternative lifestyles, and offered a critique of mainstream politics. Martin Sharp, one of its founders, gave the magazine a strong graphic identity characterised by swirling psychedelic designs and organic typography. Here the mouth with its bared teeth suggests the magazine’s satirical bite.
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.275-2002

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O88693/oz-is-a-new-magazine-poster-sharp-martin/
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