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Bernard Stern paintings and Sculptures 1969-1979, by Richard Bird, 1979

Bernard Stern paintings and Sculptures 1969-1979

Richard Bird

1979

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Bernard Stern paintings and Sculptures 1969-1979 is a 1979 by Richard Bird, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Richard Bird
When & what style?
1979
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The image features a poster with a painting of a clown and an eye, accompanied by text. The clown is depicted with a red nose and a green curtain above him, while the eye is shown with a green curtain above it. The text includes the title "Bernard Stern paintings and Sculptures 1969-1979" and the artist's name, "Bird, Richard." The poster also displays the year "1979" and the medium "Poster." The overall design of the poster is visually striking, with bold colors and contrasting elements. For more information on the artist's work, you can explore the paintings of Richard Bird.

The story of this work

Overview

This poster advertises an exhibition of Bernard Stern’s paintings and sculptures from 1969 to 1979, held at the National Theatre between 6 August and 22 September 1979. It was produced as a colour offset lithograph.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Richard Bird

Richard Bird made bold, layered posters in the 1970s. His 1979 “Bernard Stern Paintings and Sculptures 1969–1979” stacks images like collages, while the 1975 Untitled poster piles halftone faces and geometric cuts in…

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