Peter Blake (b.1932) Babe Rainbow , original printed tin sign produced by Metal Box Carlisle 1968 - 66 x43 cm The sign was acquired directly from Hudson Scott (Metal Box) at the time of production. Commissioned and distributed by Dodo Designs , 185 Westbourne Grove , London W.11. in 1968 , "Babe Rainbow , a fictitious lady wrestler , is the most recent in a line of wrestlers I have painted " , said Peter Blake at the time "These include Irish Lord , X. Doktor K Tortur , Kamikaze , and Les Orchidees Noires. " "She is twenty-three years old and has broken her nose in the ring. She was born in New Cross , London. She is the daughter of the notorious Doktor K Tortur . "

Grade A