Tom Eckersley: 5 Decades 1935-1975

1975

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Tom Eckersley: 5 Decades 1935-1975 is a 1975 by Tom Eckersley, depicting Catalogue, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Tom Eckersley
When & what style?: 1975
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This poster features a large, light purple number 5, with the top of the number cut off. Inside the 5, there are three vertical stripes in red and black. To the right of the 5, a black-and-white photo of a man in a dark jacket is visible. The background of the poster is white. At the top of the poster, the text reads "TOM ECKERSLEY" and "Exhibition of posters and other graphic work October 22 to October 31 10am to 8pm London College of Printing Elephant and Castle". Below this, it says "DECADES 1935-75 RETROSPECTIVE". The poster appears to be an advertisement for an exhibition of Tom Eckersley's work. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this poster, you might want to look up Eckersley, Tom.

The story of this work

Overview

A large purple numeral 5 is set against red and black bars in a graphic arrangement, accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of the artist holding a printing screen, with black text distributed across the composition.

Read the full account in the museum source.