Babe Rainbow
BLAKE, Peter
Image: © Peter Blake. All Rights Reserved. DACS 224/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
'Babe Rainbow' was commissioned in an edition of 1000 by Dodo Designs in 1968. Unusually for the time it was printed on tin.
Image of a woman wearing a white bikini, a headress with a rainbow motif, a necklace featuring the Union Jack and 'England', a belt featuring the St George's Cross and 'London', and a belt with various badges including one inscribed with 'In memory of the good old days 1788', one with a face in profile, one with a ship 'RM.S Berencaria', and one in the shape of a flower. Underneath the image are the words 'Babe Rainbow'. The border of the image is a rainbow. Printed on tinplate.
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Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number
NMW A 24730
Creation/Production
BLAKE, Peter
Date: 1968
Acquisition
Transfer, 13/8/2013
Techniques
Screenprint on tin
Location
In store
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