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An original poster announcing the opening of the Anti-University of London at 49 Rivington Street, Shoreditch on February 12, 1968.
Printed offset in black on yellow paper (there were variant colours issued on pale green, blue, and pink paper stock). 76x50.5cm. Lists the names of 66 faculty members, some of whom, including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hamilton and Jim Dine, were visiting faculty. Designer unknown, although the poster's simple layout and plain typography resembles the poster promoting the Free University of New York, suggesting that Joseph Berke may have had a hand in it. In Berke’s book, “Counter Culture”, Roberta Elzey describes how the posters “mushroomed in Hampstead, Notting Hill, coffee-bars, boutiques and universities”, and..... More about An original poster announcing the opening of the Anti-University of London at 49 Rivington...