’t is weer pocket-weer (It’s Paperback Weather)

Dick Bruna, 1967

Bruna designed this poster for the Zwarte Beertjes (Little Black Bears) series of paperback thrillers published by the family business A.W. Bruna & Zn. Hung in railway stations, the giant posters had to catch the eye of hurried travellers, even from a moving train. For this reason. The image was pared down, reduced to its bare essentials. The Dutch text – which plays on the word ‘pokkenweer’, or foul weather – is an invitation to stay inside and read

  • Artwork typeposter
  • Object numberRP-P-2011-125-44
  • Dimensionsheight 1160 mm x width 830 mm, height 0 mm x width 0 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    ’t is weer pocket-weer (It’s Paperback Weather)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2011-125-44

  • Description

    Grote zwevende zwarte paraplu tegen egaalgrijze achtergrond.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Offsetdruk: steendrukkerij De Jong & Co, Hilversum 1967’
    • signature: ‘dick’
    • inscription: ‘* zwarte beertjes-weer’

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: Dick Bruna, Utrecht

  • Dating

    1967

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 1160 mm x width 830 mm
    • height 0 mm x width 0 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from Mercis Publishing bv, Amsterdam

  • Copyright

    Dick Bruna/Mercis Publishing bv


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