ARCHIVE OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART MEMORABILIA DATED 1954–1998. INCLUDES GRAPHICS; PRINTED POSTERS;DANCE/ DINNER INVITATIONS; EXHIBITION CATALOGUE; RCA MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE RALPH STEADMAN, ANDRZEJ JACKOWSKI, ELIZABETH JEORRETT, QUENTIN BLAKE, EMMA CHICHESTER–CLARK, PAT NAYLOR, HILARY DOWNING, MICHAEL FOREMAN

Published by Royal College Of Art, 1954

1874175128 / 9781874175124

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Original Royal College of Art (RCA ) printed artwork, graphics, memorabilia, dated 1954-1998. Contents include: A4 poster print 'Failure' by Ralph Steadman; A4 artwork by Angus Duncan, 1971; printed poster by Michael Foreman,1962 'Meet The New President -Election Dance'; Rare issues of the Mews Paper, March-April Number 21 & Conference Issue Number 22, 1974; Art Jet colour poster; A4 colour print on black signed Mister Frank; A4 colour print unsigned; Book 'Eleven Thirtytwo' glossy cover with illustration by Andrzej jackowski ISBN: 095047570X featuring poetry, illustration and short essays; Ark 50 magazine Spring 1972 copy belonging to Alexander Davis includes cartoons, photographs, short essays, quizzes- cover features RCA group colour photograph; Large b/w folded poster 'Ark 51'; Colour poster with poetry by Charles Mitchell, 1971; RCA degree show spiral-bound catalogue 1977, featuring the work of Elizabeth Lynn Beel, Eileen Cooper, Peter Griffin, Andrzej Jackowski, Rafael Matar, Anne Urkuhart; Large RCA 'Walkabout' colour map, folded; RCA Jazz Society 45 54 'A survey of the three history making herds of Woody Herman from 1945 to 1954'; poster designed by Brian Huttersfield, 1962 'Beards are in this year!'; Rare spiral-bound booklet of artwork by Elizabeth Jeorrett, 1984, on Kufic script(dimensions 115mm x 150mm); Folder in green card titled 'RCA Proverbs' containing loosely inserted cards 'by Staff and Students of the Illustration Department' 1982, includes Quentin Blake, Emma ChichesterÐClark, Pat Naylor, Hilary Downing, Sheila Robinson, dimensions 170mm x 220mm; RCA Galleries exhibition i-31 May 1998 'The Campaign Against Living Miserably' ISBN:1874175128 includes Hyper-Ballad by Bjrk and extracts from The Thousand Dreams of Stellavista by JG Ballard & Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie; Plus 24 invitations to Dances, Balls and Dinners with graphic style varying between a formal classic College Dinner to artwork by students- Includes 'LSSS GO! YOU'LL GO CRAZY AND SCREAM BLUE MURDER WHEN YOU HEAR THE ESCHOLETTES AND JED STONE WITH HIS RAIDERS AT THE RCA DANCE ON THE 29TH MARCH 21 CROMWELL ROAD 8-2AM TWO BARS ADMISSION 3/6.' A Christmas Dinner 1962 invite with menu card; another more formal Dinner invitation to Gerald Neeson, 1962 on white card with RCA crest gilt-embossed with menu and wine list; Invitation to a Convocation, 1962, + an address by the Rt.Hon. David Eccles, Minister of Education, includes notable names to be made Senior Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and Fellows of the RCA. Definitely enjoying student life.there were Convention Dinners; Dances; a Mad March Ball with Humphrey Lyttelton 1955, Latin American Cabaret, Two Bars 9-2 RCA Students' Common Room; 'Freshers Hop to the strains of two bands of and within reach of two bars all for 5s; Diploma Dance 9pm -5am; Valentine Dance; Christmas Dance 8 December 1955 Formal Dress 10 -2; Formal invitation to a Mr. Gerald Mason to a College Dinner (RCA headed white card)-Ordinary Clothes. Bands included the Happy Wanderers; Humphrey Lyttelton; Alex Welsh and his Dixielanders; Denny and The Saxons. Dress ranged from 'Optional' to a dance with 'Prehistoric costume with decor by John Minton.' Very good. …

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ARCHIVE OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART MEMORABILIA DATED 1954–1998. INCLUDES GRAPHICS; PRINTED POSTERS;DANCE/ DINNER INVITATIONS; EXHIBITION CATALOGUE; RCA MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE RALPH STEADMAN, ANDRZEJ JACKOWSKI, ELIZABETH JEORRETT, QUENTIN BLAKE, EMMA CHICHESTER–CLARK, PAT NAYLOR, HILARY DOWNING, MICHAEL FOREMAN
Author
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART
Publisher
Royal College Of Art
Publication year
1954
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN 10
1874175128
ISBN 13
9781874175124
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Art / Art Catalogues, Ephemera, RCA

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