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Black Eyes & Lemonade, British Popular Art Whitechapel Art Gallery Poster 1951 Design by Barbara Jones, print by Shenval Press Courtesy Whitechapel Gallery Whitechapel Gallery Archive
Black Eyes and Lemonade: Curating Popular Art
An archive display revisiting the Whitechapel Gallery’s 1951 exhibition coinciding with the Festival of Britain featuring the ‘things that people make or are manufactured to their taste’, which challenged established ideas about the cultural
value attached to particular kinds of objects. The exhibition included Idris the talking lemon advertising lemon squash, lavishly decorated pub mirrors emblazoned with spirits and liqueurs presentation and explored topics including dvertising, drinking, tattooing, toys, pets, festivities and souvenirs. This presentation includes some of the original exhibits, including the iconic 1950s fireplace in the shape of an Airedale dog and explores Barbara Jones’ approach to curating popular art.
http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/black-eyes-and-lemonade-curating-popular-art
