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Fredun Shapur
Original Vintage Poster Creative Playthings Educational Toys Building Blocks Art

1971

About the Item

Original vintage advertising poster for the Creative Playthings educational toy shop in Manhattan New York featuring a fun and colourful graphic design by the South African toymaker and illustrator Fredun Shapur (b. 1929), showing a child in a blue shirt with white collar and buttons constructing a shape out of multicoloured building blocks on a mustard yellow background. One of a series of ten posters illustrating the different forms of play - dramatic, active, social etc. - and the products available in the store (opened 1945), also used for wrapping paper and in the company catalogue. Excellent condition.
  • Creator:
    Fredun Shapur
  • Creation Year:
    1971
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38.19 in (97 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4368753332
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