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Virgin Mary
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Virgin Mary
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
UK (made)
- Date:
ca. 2004 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Banksy (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Screenprint on paper
- Museum number:
E.385-2005
- Gallery location:
In Store
This screenprint is by Banksy, who is probably the best known graffiti artist working today in Britain. His stencils adorn walls from London to Barcelona. He is known not only for his stencil graffiti, which often plays with recognisable imagery such as this Virgin Mary print. His stencils, often political, and underlined with humour, adorn walls from London to Barcelona. His most memorable stunts, or interventions, include hanging one of his own paintings at Tate Britain (which went undetected for hours) and mounting a stuffed rat at London’s Natural History Museum. Although most of his work pokes fun at royalty or religion, perhaps his most interesting work has been in the anti-war vein.
