Dinosaur from the Natural History Museum giving Grace Jones directions to the V&A
Drawing
2011
2011
| Artist/Maker |
This cartoon was specially commissioned for the winter 2011 edition of the V&A Magazine, to accompany an article by Julius Bryant written in connection with the exhibition Private Eye: the first 50 years, 18 October- 8 January. The artist kindly offered to donate the original drawing to the collection.
Martin Honeysett’s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in many publications, including Punch, Private Eye, the Radio Times, the Oldie, the Spectator, the Sunday Telegraph and the Observer. This drawing joins the V&A’s large and distinguished collection of caricatures, which includes works by Hogarth, Rowlandson, Gillray, Cruikshank, John Leech, Linley Sambourne, Bateman, Osbert Lancaster, David Low and Fougasse.
Martin Honeysett’s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in many publications, including Punch, Private Eye, the Radio Times, the Oldie, the Spectator, the Sunday Telegraph and the Observer. This drawing joins the V&A’s large and distinguished collection of caricatures, which includes works by Hogarth, Rowlandson, Gillray, Cruikshank, John Leech, Linley Sambourne, Bateman, Osbert Lancaster, David Low and Fougasse.
Object details
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| Title | Dinosaur from the Natural History Museum giving Grace Jones directions to the V&A |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, ink and wash with white correction fluid |
| Brief description | Cartoon representing a dinosaur from the Natural History Museum giving directions to Grace Jones, dressed in a postmodern outfit. Inscribed: 'No, this is Natural History, the V&A is that way.' |
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| Content description | This cartoon was published at the time of the Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 exhibition at the V&A. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'NO, THIS IS NATURAL HISTORY, THE V&A IS THAT WAY.'
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| Credit line | Given by the artist, 2011 |
| Object history | Commissioned by the V&A Magazine, 2011; original drawing given by the artist, 2011 |
| Summary | This cartoon was specially commissioned for the winter 2011 edition of the V&A Magazine, to accompany an article by Julius Bryant written in connection with the exhibition Private Eye: the first 50 years, 18 October- 8 January. The artist kindly offered to donate the original drawing to the collection. Martin Honeysett’s cartoons and illustrations have appeared in many publications, including Punch, Private Eye, the Radio Times, the Oldie, the Spectator, the Sunday Telegraph and the Observer. This drawing joins the V&A’s large and distinguished collection of caricatures, which includes works by Hogarth, Rowlandson, Gillray, Cruikshank, John Leech, Linley Sambourne, Bateman, Osbert Lancaster, David Low and Fougasse. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.222-2012 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2012 |
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