Poster — Kate Bush poster, London, 2014
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2014
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.85-2016), made in London, dated 2014, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for the Kate Bush concert Before the Dawn, Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London, 2014.
Museum description: Photographic poster showing Kate Bush wearing an orange life jacket and floating in a dark sea. She is photographed from above, looking up towards the camera, her arms outstretched. The dates of the performances at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, are printed beneath the image in white. Kate Bush's name is not printed on the poster. The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Height 58 cm; Width 41 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Poster for the Kate Bush concert Before the Dawn, Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, London, 2014. This 22-night residency heralded the return of Kate Bush in a full concert setting, the first since her Tour of Life in 1979. Featuring theatre and puppetry, Before the Dawn brought to life two song suites: A Sky of Honey and The Ninth Wave, the tale of a woman lost at sea.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- printing ink, paper
- Dimensions
- Height 58 cm; Width 41 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed ink on paper
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- S.85-2016
- Museum system number
- O1325523
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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