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Original drawing for illustration.

Drawing
ca. 1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Unfinished final drawing for a book cover, 1976. Brown shoe stepping on a pavement with a small purple-flowered plant sprouting from a crack; other items on the pavement include a box of matches and a snail. (The unfinished quality is not apparent, but was so described by Meeuwissen).


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOriginal drawing for illustration. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour with collage (matchbox) on card.
Brief description
Tony Meeuwissen, original drawing for illustration. Ink and watercolour with collage (matchbox) on card. Given by the Artist.
Physical description
Unfinished final drawing for a book cover, 1976. Brown shoe stepping on a pavement with a small purple-flowered plant sprouting from a crack; other items on the pavement include a box of matches and a snail. (The unfinished quality is not apparent, but was so described by Meeuwissen).
Dimensions
  • From catalogue height: 33.5cm
  • From catalogue width: 26.5cm
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Object history
This is the unfinished (as described by the Artist) final drawing for a book cover, 1976.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.441-1976

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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