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Award. Made During the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq 2003 to Now.

Colophon
2004 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Peter Kennard works predominantly with photomontage to create works that address the issues of poverty and the sale and deployment of armaments. His famous poster reproducing John Constable’s Haywain carrying nuclear missiles has become an icon of late 20th-century disarmament campaigning.

Since 2002 Kennard has also used Computer-Aided Design and, with the technological expertise of Cat Picton Phillipps, has produced a portfolio of 15 plates addressing the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its consequences. The images are scanned composites of old war medals purchased in Camden Market, London, their ribbons severely distressed by the artists.

In their introduction to the portfolio the artists wrote ‘We gritted the scanner, bled on it; threw torn-up rags, flags and ribbons on it; poured oil then stamped on the stuff, burnt it and spat on the lot…In some of the images we used photographs taken with great bravery by documentary photographers in Iraq. Their commitment to keeping us informed often showed us the extreme degradations that this war has brought upon the Iraqi people.’


Object details

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Object type
TitleAward. Made During the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq 2003 to Now. (series title)
Materials and techniques
Ink-jet digital print on cotton rag paper
Brief description
Colophon sheet from portfolio 'Award Made during the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq 2003 to Now' by Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillipps, published by Martello Press, UK, 2004.
Physical description
Colophon with details of artists, printers, publisher edition, paper etc.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 46.4cm
  • Approximate width: 36cm
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
2/100
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Production
Attribution note: edition of 100 with three sets of artists' proofs
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Peter Kennard works predominantly with photomontage to create works that address the issues of poverty and the sale and deployment of armaments. His famous poster reproducing John Constable’s Haywain carrying nuclear missiles has become an icon of late 20th-century disarmament campaigning.

Since 2002 Kennard has also used Computer-Aided Design and, with the technological expertise of Cat Picton Phillipps, has produced a portfolio of 15 plates addressing the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its consequences. The images are scanned composites of old war medals purchased in Camden Market, London, their ribbons severely distressed by the artists.

In their introduction to the portfolio the artists wrote ‘We gritted the scanner, bled on it; threw torn-up rags, flags and ribbons on it; poured oil then stamped on the stuff, burnt it and spat on the lot…In some of the images we used photographs taken with great bravery by documentary photographers in Iraq. Their commitment to keeping us informed often showed us the extreme degradations that this war has brought upon the Iraqi people.’
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.231:1-2005

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Record createdNovember 22, 2005
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