Sydney Gay Mardi Gras [poster], 1987 / designed by Michael Fenaughty

V/170

fonds

November 1986

Graphic Materials, Posters

861698

1 poster - pencil & ink on layered paper bound with glue & masking tape - 73 x 45 cm

The title 'SYDNEY GAY MARDI GRAS' is at the top and the Opera House motif at the lower left corner. The centre of the design consists of a 'reinterpreted' Australian coat of arms with two yellow kangaroos and two smaller red emus below them. Surrounding this central motif are other Australiana motifs including a cookatoo proclaiming the date '1987!' under the main title, a kookaburra, boomerang and a waratah. At lower border is 'FESTIVAL: FEB 6 - MAR 1/ PARADE AND PARTY: FEB 21'.

Printed posters of this original design held at POSTERS 1983/1-2

The poster was designed in November 1986 when the Mardi Gras held a poster design competition and Michael Fenaughty's design was selected as the winner.
Produced as an advertising poster for the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras. A range of associated items (tickets to the party after the parade, banners to decorate the hall where the party was held, and the cover of the Festival Guide) were also based on elements of the poster design.

Reference:
D*Hub online design resource
http://www.dhub.org
viewed 27 May 2009

Smaller sections of the layered paper have torn and/or are loosening from the main sheet