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Publicity Literature - Covers and Decorations: 6 Abram Games Designs for 'Science,...

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Reference WORK 25/74/B3/C16
Date [1948-1952]
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Publicity Literature - Covers and Decorations: 6 Abram Games Designs for 'Science, Campania, Architecture Manchester - Leeds' and 2 '1951 Festival Designs'. Artist: Abram Games (signed). Media/Technique: Part 1: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache and black carbon ink. Graphite underdrawing. Artist signature on paper border 'A. Games'. Part 2: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache and black carbon ink. Graphite underdrawing. Artist signature 'A. Games'. Part 3: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache. Graphite underdrawing. Part 4: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache and black carbon ink. Graphite underdrawing. Parts 5 and 6: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache and black carbon ink. Graphite underdrawing. Part 7 End: Recto: Colour gouache (possibly airbrushed) white gouache and black carbon ink. Graphite underdrawing and colour crayon pencil.Other Media/Information: art 1: Verso: graphite sketches. Blue ink stamp with blue ball point pen ink reference. Modern black pointed porous pen ink (marker) reference. Part 2: Verso: Graphite markings. Blue ink stamp with blue ball point pen ink reference. Modern black pointed porous pen ink (marker) reference. Part 3: Verso: Graphite markings. Blue ink stamp with blue ball point pen ink reference. Modern black pointed porous pen ink (marker) reference Part 4: Verso: Modern black pointed porous pen ink (marker) reference overwritten in graphite. Parts 5 and 6: Verso: Reference in graphite. Part 7 End: Verso: Reference in graphite.

Held by The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department Cat No B3/C16
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Closure Status Open Document, Open Description

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