Design for Wrapping Paper
Design
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Marion Wilson designed cards and wrapping paper for the Gordon Fraser Gallery in the 1960s and 1970s. Her style is distinctive, often featuring stylised figures with excessively large eyes, they are appealing and the designs are often amusing.
Gordon Fraser (26 February 1911-27 June 1981) was a British publisher and literary editor. Through his eponymous gallery, he is considered to have revolutionised greetings card design and quality.
Gordon Fraser (26 February 1911-27 June 1981) was a British publisher and literary editor. Through his eponymous gallery, he is considered to have revolutionised greetings card design and quality.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for Wrapping Paper (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pastel on paper |
| Brief description | Marion Wilson, design for wrapping paper for Gordon Wilson, 20th century |
| Physical description | Design for christmas wrapping paper; thick purple paper decorated with the word 'noel' in yellow, white, red, organge, pink, blue and green, drawing of two birds, an angel and a christmas tree. Signed mARiOn in the lower left hand side of the design. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | mARiOn (Signed by artist lower left hand side of front of design.) |
| Credit line | Given by Frances Rankine |
| Object history | Given to Frances Rankine by Marion Wilson |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Marion Wilson designed cards and wrapping paper for the Gordon Fraser Gallery in the 1960s and 1970s. Her style is distinctive, often featuring stylised figures with excessively large eyes, they are appealing and the designs are often amusing. Gordon Fraser (26 February 1911-27 June 1981) was a British publisher and literary editor. Through his eponymous gallery, he is considered to have revolutionised greetings card design and quality. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.699-2016 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2016 |
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