Will Man Outgrow the Earth
Collage
1952 (made), 1972 (published)
1952 (made), 1972 (published)
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Materials and techniques | Collage |
Brief description | Collage by Eduardo Paolozzi: 'Will Man Outgrow the Earth', 1952, published 1972 Great Britain |
Physical description | Collage |
Production type | Unique |
Gallery label | COLLAGE: WILL MAN OUTGROW THE EARTH
By Eduardo Paolozzi (British, born 1924) British. 1952
Collage
Given by the artist
Circ.715-1971
This is one of a group of collages, shown at a lecture
given by Paolozzi to the newly formed Independent
Group at the ICA in 1952, based on sheets from
American .magazines of the 1940s and 1950s. The
lecture suggested a source of subject matter which had
been ignored by fine artists hitherto. The collages were
published in 1972 as a portfolio of prints entitled 'Bunk. |
Object history | One of 11 collages from a set of 46 (numbered 1-15) reproduced as the portfolio of prints entitled 'Bunk', published in 1972. Most based on complete sheets from magazines of the 1940s and 1950s. A copy of the portfolio 'Bunk' is in the department (Circ.517-561-1972). The source material, including these collages, was shown at a lecture given by Paolozzi to the newly formed Independent Group at the I.C.A. in 1952 and as such was seminal in the history of Pop Art. |
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Accession number | CIRC.715-1971 |
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Record created | October 10, 2007 |
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