‘Poster Boys’ Response Print – Brendan Foreman

Impermanent Display by Brendan Foreman

‘I’ve chosen to feature the original Abbey logo: Elinor Mary Monsell’s woodcut commissioned by W.B. Yeats in 1904, depicting Queen Maeve hunting with her wolfhound on the hills of Ireland. I’ve always liked the individual, illustrative flair of Monsell’s work and strongly associate her logo with my time in the Abbey: for me it has as much evocative impact as an old photograph. I’ve dramatised the image with contrasting colours and a stylised, torn paper effect, suggesting the ephemeral life of a poster.’ – Brendan Foreman

This poster was designed by Brendan in response to the exhibition ‘Poster Boys’ and reflecting on his time as a poster designer for the Abbey Theatre. The posters were printed letterpress on the National Print Museum’s Vandercook No. 4 by Mary Plunkett in a limited edition of 75 on 220gsm Fabriano Rosaspina. Each print is signed by the designer.

Supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.