The Incredible String Band

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Artist/Maker	Cracknell, Alan (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Drawing depicting a member of The Incredible String Band.

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Categories	Drawings Portraits Music Illustration
Object type	Drawing
Title	The Incredible String Band (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil on yellow tracing paper laid down on card Tracing Paper Pencil Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Alan Cracknell depicting a member of The Incredible String Band. Great Britain, ca. 1970-72.
Physical description	Drawing depicting a member of The Incredible String Band.
Dimensions	Height: 19.6cm Width: 18.6cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Given by the Artist in 1972
Object history	The drawings Circ.675-1972 to Circ.675s-1974 were all made for the cover of a long playing record produced by Island Records, with tracks by several different groups and solo singers. The cover was designed by Douglas Maxwell Ltd, using Alan Cracknell’s pencil drawings. The drawings were mostly made from photographs, though some of the artists did sit for the portraits. All were done in 1972.
Production	Circ.675A, B, and C-1972 are mounted together. They are drawings of individuals members of The Incredible String Band. The fourth drawing was used on a record cover and was not included in the gift.
Subjects depicted	Musicians Portraits String Band
Bibliographic reference	Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.675C-1972

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1107645/the-incredible-string-band-drawing-cracknell-alan/

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