20th century (made)
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This etching shows the same attention to detail as can be seen in the topographical watercolour landscapes, painted as part of the Pilgrim Trust's 'Recording Britain' project, for which artist Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005) is best known. The 'Recording Britain' project started in 1939 with the purpose of recording aspects of British landscape that might be destroyed and lost under enemy bombing, known as Baedeker raids because they targeted Britain's most beautiful cities. It was Ginger's skill as a topographical artist that led to her first commission as an artist, a watercolour of Chelsea Bridge, which was presented as a gift to the Canadian Prime Minister when he officially opened it in 1937. Ginger was also given permission to sketch the bombed streets of London. Another topographical related project that Ginger became involved in was the Schools Prints scheme. Set up in 1945 by Brenda Rawnsley, the scheme commissioned well-known artists to create lithographs that would then be printed in large numbers and sold cheaply to schools for display in classrooms. Subjects usually (though not exclusively) represented British life and landscape and Ginger, who lived near Bath at the time, chose Bristol Town Centre as her subject.
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Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
Brief description | Proof of print, view of the Prospect of Whitby with barge in foreground, by Phyllis Ginger. |
Physical description | Etching showing canal landscape with ramshackle buildings a large crane? and a man on a cargo barge. There looks to be some additions of small amount of pencil scribbling in the sky and water areas. A drawing, and a study with wash for this image are at E.320-2007 and E.319-2007 respectively. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Intaglio (Handwritten in pencil bottom centre below platemark, along with three pencil sketches of circular shapes, plus some shading and cross hatching in left margin.) |
Credit line | Given by Paul Durbin and Eleanor Durbin |
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Summary | This etching shows the same attention to detail as can be seen in the topographical watercolour landscapes, painted as part of the Pilgrim Trust's 'Recording Britain' project, for which artist Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005) is best known. The 'Recording Britain' project started in 1939 with the purpose of recording aspects of British landscape that might be destroyed and lost under enemy bombing, known as Baedeker raids because they targeted Britain's most beautiful cities. It was Ginger's skill as a topographical artist that led to her first commission as an artist, a watercolour of Chelsea Bridge, which was presented as a gift to the Canadian Prime Minister when he officially opened it in 1937. Ginger was also given permission to sketch the bombed streets of London. Another topographical related project that Ginger became involved in was the Schools Prints scheme. Set up in 1945 by Brenda Rawnsley, the scheme commissioned well-known artists to create lithographs that would then be printed in large numbers and sold cheaply to schools for display in classrooms. Subjects usually (though not exclusively) represented British life and landscape and Ginger, who lived near Bath at the time, chose Bristol Town Centre as her subject. |
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Accession number | E.329-2007 |
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Record created | July 15, 2008 |
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