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A six hour run from Dartmoor to Exmoor

Drawing
1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Long, Richard (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

For Richard Long, walking is a form of sculpture. This drawing records a run from he made from Dartmoor to Exmoor in 1975. The line showing his route has been traced from an Ordnance Survey map; this line represents the transient physical trace he leaves on the landscape as he walks or runs. The drawing, with its simple descriptive caption, is a form of Conceptual art which invites us to envisage his journey for ourselves.

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Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleA six hour run from Dartmoor to Exmoor (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and red crayon on paper
Paper
Pencil
Crayon
Drawing
Brief description
Richard Long: 'A six hour run from Dartmoor to Exmoor'; United Kingdom, 1975
Physical description
A red crayon line marking the line taken from a map indicating the route from Dartmoor to Exmoor.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.5cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977)
  • Width: 38.6cm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977)
Styles
Conceptual Art
Land Art
Marks and inscriptions
  • Richard Long 1975. (Signed and dated in red crayon.)
  • A six hour run from Dartmoor to Exmoor. (Inscribed with title.)
Gallery label
Long has established walking as a form of sculpture. He records his walks in various ways. Here he traced a line from an Ordnance Survey map to show his route; this line represents the transient physical trace he leaves on the landscape but it also invites us to imagine his journey for ourselves.(2007)
Subjects depicted
Map
Route
Places depicted
Dartmoor
Exmoor
Devon
Summary
For Richard Long, walking is a form of sculpture. This drawing records a run from he made from Dartmoor to Exmoor in 1975. The line showing his route has been traced from an Ordnance Survey map; this line represents the transient physical trace he leaves on the landscape as he walks or runs. The drawing, with its simple descriptive caption, is a form of Conceptual art which invites us to envisage his journey for ourselves.
Bibliographic references
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 178, fig. 142
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Registers: 1976-1977
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.33-1976

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Record createdMarch 23, 2007
Record URL
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