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The Rape of Tamar

Book Cover
1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed in colours on white cover paper, the image is a collage of printed and decorative elements arranged in flat over-lapping design with a black band down right and along bottom edge: stylized flowers, men with a camel, a black dog howling at a sickle moon, a dancing girl, and a star of David.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Rape of Tamar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed in colours on white cover paper
Brief description
Book jacket for "The Rape of Tamar" by Tony Meeuwissen. Given by the Artist.
Physical description
Printed in colours on white cover paper, the image is a collage of printed and decorative elements arranged in flat over-lapping design with a black band down right and along bottom edge: stylized flowers, men with a camel, a black dog howling at a sickle moon, a dancing girl, and a star of David.
Dimensions
  • From catalogue height: 180mm
  • From catalogue width: 110mm
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Object history
'The Rape of Tamar' by Dan Jacobson, published by Penguin Books, designed in 1972.
Subjects depicted
Literary reference'The Rape of Tamar' by Dan Jacobson
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.454-1976

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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