Willesden High Road in 1958
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2010
Designer: Phil Baines
Dimensions:
Sheet: 570 × 450 mm (57 × 45 cm)
Medium: paper, ink
Object number: POS.2024.21.CC
DescriptionPoster showing Phil Baines’ re-imagined variety of type on shop fronts in Willesden High Road in the year he was born, using copy from Kelly’s Directory for London.
It was designed and typeset by Phil Baines for Reverting to Type Portfolio 1. The portfolio was produced in a limited number of 10 prints. Our poster was number 26 of 35.
Reverting to Type was an exhibition of contemporary letterpress practitioners held at Standpoint Gallery in Hoxton, London during December 2010-January 2011, showcasing how the centuries-old craft of letterpress is being reinvented by progressive practitioners. Reverting to Type exhibition | New North Press (new-north-press.co.uk)
It was designed and typeset by Phil Baines for Reverting to Type Portfolio 1. The portfolio was produced in a limited number of 10 prints. Our poster was number 26 of 35.
Reverting to Type was an exhibition of contemporary letterpress practitioners held at Standpoint Gallery in Hoxton, London during December 2010-January 2011, showcasing how the centuries-old craft of letterpress is being reinvented by progressive practitioners. Reverting to Type exhibition | New North Press (new-north-press.co.uk)
