Kew Gardens
Print
1938 (made)
1938 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
John O'Connor belongs to a small group of wood engravers who took up the technique after its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a student of Eric Ravilious at the RCA between 1934 and 1937 and also worked for a short while for the Curwen Press.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Kew Gardens (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving in ink on paper |
| Brief description | Wood-engraving, 'Kensington Palace', by John O'Connor, Great Britain, 1938 |
| Physical description | Wood-engraving, one of a series of four, featuring London parks and gardens, by John O'Connor. This image features a green framed by trees, with a pagoda in the distance, centre. Two squirrels and a large bird are in the foreground and a man stands in front of a group of trees in the middle distance, right. The wood-engraving is characterised by patterns of lines, cross-hatches and dots, with zig-zags forming the ripples of the water. |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | John O'Connor belongs to a small group of wood engravers who took up the technique after its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a student of Eric Ravilious at the RCA between 1934 and 1937 and also worked for a short while for the Curwen Press. |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.13-1996 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2008 |
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