Learning on Screen1951 Festival of Britain, The: A Living Legacy
- Synopsis
- Images from the Design Council Slide Collection illustrating the use of design within the South Bank exhibition site of the 1951 Festival of Britain through some of the lesser known architecture and other features such as street furniture and signage. Will Hoon’s introduction assesses the imact of the exhibition on civic design and public building projects in postwar Britain.
- Series
- Design Council Collection Slide Sets, Series
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Multimedia; 25 slides. b&w.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)
- Documentation
- Accompanying 8-page text with introduction, commentary, bibliography.
- Subjects
- Design
- Keywords
- architectural design; exhibitions; Festival of Britain; London; product design; public buildings
Credits
- Writer
- Will Hoon
Distributor
- Name
Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design
- c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0161 247 1930
- Fax
- 0161 247 6897
- Address
- The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG
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