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Poster — Old Flames, Scarfe, Gerald, Great Britain, 1975

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1975

Poster — Old Flames, Scarfe, Gerald, Great Britain, 1975 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1975. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for E.A.

Whitehead's Old Flames at the Arts Theatre, 1975. Museum description: Illustrated poster. A large red vagina with teeth against a pink background. Two eyes in black ink. Text written in rough ink. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 50 cm; Width 31.5 cm; place associated: Great Britain; maker recorded: Scarfe, Gerald. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Historical context

Poster for E.A. Whitehead's Old Flames starring Gary Bond, Judy Nornwell, Anne Dyson, Barbara Ewing and Katherine Fahy at the Arts Theatre, 1975. The production originated at Bristol Old Vic, before transferring to the Arts Theatre.

Physical characteristics

Material
paper, ink
Dimensions
Height 50 cm; Width 31.5 cm

Technical characteristics

Technique
Printing ink on paper
Maker recorded
Scarfe, Gerald
Place recorded
Great Britain

Identification

Museum object name
Poster
Museum object number
S.173-2025
Museum system number
O1811514

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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