Poster
Michael Warren
Category
Education objects
Date
1974 - 1975
Materials
Paper
Measurements
'Corsican Pine' poster - 770 mm (height); 502 mm (width), RSPCA poster - 507 mm (height); 760 mm (width), Garden birds' poster - 990 mm (height); 595 mm (width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667048
Summary
Three colour printed posters relating to nature. The first is entitled 'Forest Trees in Britain No 10 Corsican Pine' and depicts a colour illustration of a pine tree, its trunk, two cones, needles and flowers. There is evidence of foxing. The second is a colour printed poster in calendar form produced by the RSPCA Education Department. There are two circles filled with nature scenes - trees, animals, birds, insects and flowers. There is also the life cycle of a butterfly and a food pyramid. The months of the year run along all four edges of the poster with information about nature in each respective month. The third is a colour printed poster entitled 'Garden Birds' depicting colour images of garden birds above black and white silhouettes of the same birds with their Latin names and translations in French and German. There is evidence of foxing. Total number of items is 3.
Makers and roles
Michael Warren, artist RSPCA Education Department , manufacturer Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , copyright holder Educational Productions Ltd., manufacturer Athena Reproductions Ltd., publisher