'Bach Handel Festival' poster

item details

Name'Bach Handel Festival' poster

ProductionWellington Media Collective; printing firm; 1985; New Zealand
David Kent; designer; 1985; New Zealand
Brian Davis; photographer; 1985; New Zealand

Classificationposters

Materialspaper, ink

Materials SummaryOne colour offset print

Techniquesoffset printing

DimensionsOverall: 602mm (width), 419mm (height)

Registration NumberGH024648

Credit linePurchased 2015

Overview

This poster advertises music events to mark the 300 anniversary of the births of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and George Frideric Handel (1685-1759).

The poster is interesting terms of its pre-digital composition which has been achieved without photoshopping. The photographer Brian Davis actually suspended the sheets of music above the Thorndon motorway in Wellington.