A Colour Box

Object detail

Description

"A Colour Box". A short animated film produced for the General Post Office (GPO) in the United Kingdom in 1935. Includes messages about the postal service.

Artist/maker

Len Lye

Production date

1935

Production place

United Kingdom

Department

Library/Photography

Object type

film

Media/materials

Materials/<materials by function>/photographic materials/photographic film

Media description

Painting on celluloid film.

Public web links

https://archive.org/details/A_Colour_Box|View "A Colour Box"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Lye|Read about Len Lye on Wikipedia

Accession no

2016.1

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Classification keywords

Equipment for Communication Photographic T&E Photographic Media Film, Photographic

Subject category

Abstract

Subject auto tags

Colorfulness Green Orange Pattern Amber Art Visual arts Close-up Modern art Painting

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