Ferdinand Fook Turned Back Here Studio International Journal of Modern Art
Item date(s): July / August, 1974
Walter Whall Battiss
(1906-1982)
Pages: 64pp, xvi Size: 305mm Inscription: Signed by the artist
Sub-type: Periodical
Place publication: London Publisher: Studio International Publications Ltd Previous reference SA/1569 Volume 188 Number 968
Additional notes: Page x contains the "advertisement" or "insertion" by Walter Battiss. 138 x 105mm. Showing one of his rubber stamp drawings.
This item should be considered an original artwork by Walter Battiss. Despite the circulation of Studio International, it would be quite rare as few realised the significance of this artform at the time (1974).
See: Ex Guide - We Interrupt this Program: Printed Ads and TV Spots by Artists, Mercer Union, Toronto, Canada, 2009. Exhibition: 6/11/09-12/12/09. Extensively discussed in the article "Insertions" by Ted Purves. Details are listed on pA-05. Illustrated on p7 and p10. Signed in the image: RUBBER STAMP ART BY BATTISS.
A letter from Peter Townsend, Editor of Studio International.