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Myself and my heroes

Print
1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and aquatint entitled 'Myself and my heroes' depicting the artist wearing a cap, standing next to Walt Whitman and Mahatma Gandhi. Signed and dated in brown chalk.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMyself and my heroes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and aquatint
Brief description
Etching and aquatint by David Hockney entitled 'Myself and my heroes'. Great Britain, 1961.
Physical description
Etching and aquatint entitled 'Myself and my heroes' depicting the artist wearing a cap, standing next to Walt Whitman and Mahatma Gandhi. Signed and dated in brown chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.8cm
  • Width: 49.9cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Object history
Published by Editions Alecto, 1965.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1963
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.322-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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