Time Was Away
Print
circa 1948 (made)
circa 1948 (made)
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Since in colour lithography a separate stone or plate had to be prepared for each colour of an image, ‘progress proofs’ would be printed to allow the printer to see the development of an image as it built up, in case adjustments were needed. These proofs for a book cover designed by John Minton (1917–57) show the yellow and blue parts of the image printed separately before being combined, and the black line which was added on top of both colours to finish the image.
Object details
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| Title | Time Was Away (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography |
| Brief description | One of five progressive proofs for 'Time Was Away' by John Minton. Cover design for a book by Alan Ross, published in London by John Lehmann, 1948. |
| Physical description | One of five progressive proofs (finished cover) for 'Time Was Away', a book by Alan Ross, illustrated by Minton, telling the story of a close artistic collaboration between a poet and a painter in Corsica. Image features a man lying in a boat in a village by the sea. Full proof, printed in yellow, blue and black. |
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| Summary | Since in colour lithography a separate stone or plate had to be prepared for each colour of an image, ‘progress proofs’ would be printed to allow the printer to see the development of an image as it built up, in case adjustments were needed. These proofs for a book cover designed by John Minton (1917–57) show the yellow and blue parts of the image printed separately before being combined, and the black line which was added on top of both colours to finish the image. |
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| Accession number | E.891:1-2019 |
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| Record created | August 28, 2019 |
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