Poster — The Dalkey Archive poster, Great Britain, 1979
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1979
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.2288-1995), made in Great Britain, dated 1979, attributed to Steadman, Ralph. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising the play, The Dalkey Archive, an adaptation of the book by Flann O''Brien, Studio Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 26 March 1979.
Museum description: Pictorial and typographic poster, printed in green and black on a white background. showing a caricature of a man sitting in a kitchen on a ramshackle stool, sewing a patch on some clothes. The drawing and information about the play are in green lettering. Information about the theatre is given in black lettering beneath the image. The museum records it as Printing ink on paper, measuring Height 60.9 cm; Width 42.3 cm.
These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Poster advertising The Dalkey Archive, adapted for the stage by Allan McClelland from the book by Flann O'Brien. Directed by Mike Bradwell for the Hull Truck Theatre Company, and presented at the Studio Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, opening 26 March 1979.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing ink, paper
- Dimensions
- Height 60.9 cm; Width 42.3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printing ink on paper
- Maker recorded
- Steadman, Ralph
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- S.2288-1995
- Museum system number
- O1167282
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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