1979 Alexander Stitt limited edition lithographic print 58/350, framed vintage art

Rarely offered 1979 limited edition 58/350 vintage lithographic print after Australian graphic artist Alexander Stitt’s illustration for folk tale publication “The Hobyahs.” The lithographs, printed in Melbourne, were prepared as black line drawings with hand drawn overlays for the colour separations which were printed by 4-colour offset lithography, 200 line screen. Framed with simple lightly silver gilded wood and custom mount behind glass.

53cm x 40cm frame

41cm x 29cm artwork

“Alexander Stitt (1937 - 2016) was a graphic designer, illustrator, writer and animator. He attended Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) where he graduated with a Certificate of Art and Diploma in Advertising Design in 1956. Stitt is probably best known for his designs for the “Life. Be in It’ campaign, an initiative of the Victorian State Government. Stitt was the creator of Norm, an overweight unhealthy couch-potato who became a cult figure, and as the creator of the animations for the ‘Slip, Slop! Slap’ campaign for the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, both projects under the umbrella of Monahan Dahman and Adams advertising agency. His stellar career included partnerships with graphic designer Bruce Weatherhead, film producer Fred Schepsis, broadcaster Phillip Adams and Educational publisher, Eleanor Curtain, and educationalists, Bill and Lorna Hannan. The recipient of many awards, Stitt was inducted into the AGDA Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Design Institute of Australia’s Hall of Fame in 2011.”