Lilliputian Landscape or Puppets (a landscape fantasy)
Photograph
1954 (made)
1954 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Hawkins was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in the First World War. From 1929 he was one of the most prolific and influential pictorialists in Britain. However, in 1945 a fire destroyed much of his work. He used and wrote about the bromoil process that allowed for dramatic manipulation of photographs using inks and brushes. This scene suggests the pairs of trees are in close dialogue, much like the humans they dwarf.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lilliputian Landscape or Puppets (a landscape fantasy) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gevaluxe Velours print |
| Brief description | Photograph by G.L Hawkins, 'Lilliputian Landscape or Puppets (a landscape fantasy)', 1954, Gevaluxe Velours print |
| Physical description | Monochrome photograph of two people, shown in silhouette, standing between four large trees. There are two trees located on either side of the people. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
| Summary | Hawkins was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in the First World War. From 1929 he was one of the most prolific and influential pictorialists in Britain. However, in 1945 a fire destroyed much of his work. He used and wrote about the bromoil process that allowed for dramatic manipulation of photographs using inks and brushes. This scene suggests the pairs of trees are in close dialogue, much like the humans they dwarf. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.717-2019 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2019 |
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