A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor
- Object:
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Britain (made)
- Date:
1970 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Cracknell, Alan, born 1937 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing
- Credit Line:
Given by the Artist in 1972
- Museum number:
CIRC.674-1972
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case I, shelf 139, box II
Physical description
Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing of A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor. Signed in pencil with moonogram, and stamped with date and page number.
Place of Origin
Britain (made)
Date
1970 (made)
Artist/maker
Cracknell, Alan, born 1937 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pencil, crayon and watercolour drawing
Dimensions
Height: 47 cm, Width: 37.3 cm
Descriptive line
Drawing by Alan Cracknell depicting a portrait of A. Gillette, the inventor of the safety razor, an illustration for the Sunday Times Magazine. Great Britain, August 1970.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972
Materials
Card; Crayon; Watercolour
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Inventors; Razors
Categories
Drawings; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
