Ariadne on Naxos MidMod promotional banner poster for the

promotional banner poster for the Humber ‘Chunkie’ tricycle

printed by the Curwen Press in 1949

The company had originally been part of the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo (with a plural name) formed in 1932 after the demise of Ballets Russes

A striking original poster for an exhibition of ‘contemporary design by international artists’

The poster was commissioned as part of a publicity campaign to encourage American tourists to visit the UK

Ariadne on Naxos MidMod promotional banner poster for theOriginal English National Opera poster, Ariadne on Naxos, c. 1990. Poster designed by Carroll, Dempsey and Thirkell. Illustration by Dirk Van Dooren. A higher resolution image is available on request.