Covent garden poster
Capital Print and Display Ltd.
1987
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Capital Print and Display Ltd.
1987
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Covent garden poster is a 1987 by Capital Print and Display Ltd., held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This poster is mostly white with bold red and black text. The words "Garden Concerts" sit at the top. Below that, it names an orchestra and a conductor. On the right side, there are messy, colorful brushstrokes—reds, greens, yellows—splattered like paint on a tree branch. The poster is for a concert in 1987. It lists songs by Mozart and Shostakovich. The brushstrokes look loose and fast, like someone dipped a brush in paint and swiped it across the page. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more posters like this.
The poster for a 1987 concert at London’s Royal Opera House combines text and imagery to advertise a performance by soprano Kathleen Battle, conducted by Bernard Haitink. It was produced by Capital Print and Display Ltd. for an event held on February 12, 1987, at the Covent Garden venue on Bow Street.
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These posters feel like a quick handshake with late-80s London—bold colors, clean lines, the kind of thing you’d peel off a rain-soaked wall and stick above your desk.
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