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Untitled, by Richard Bird, 1975

Untitled

Richard Bird

1975

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1975 by Richard Bird, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Richard Bird
When & what style?
1975
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This poster is mostly red with black splatters. White text names a play called *No Man’s Land* by Harold Pinter. It lists actors like John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, plus the show’s director and designer. The background looks like red paint with messy black drips. The poster was made for a 1975 play at Wyndham’s Theatre in London. The messy paint style stands out—it’s not clean or polished. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more posters like this.

The story of this work

Overview

The work is a photographic and typographic piece created by Richard Bird in 1975. It is associated with the production of Harold Pinter's play *No Man's Land*, directed by Peter Hall with design by John Bury, staged at Wyndham's Theatre in London on July 15, 1975.

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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