Two motor-cars
Print
ca. 1932 (made)
ca. 1932 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This print by Gwenda Morgan (born 1908) was designed for a press advertisement for Pratt's Petrol. The imagery was taken from an old photograph, hence the old-fashioned costumes and cars. It appears to be a rare advertising commission, done with her typical clean cutting and sense of design.
Morgan was an accomplished wood-engraver who exhibited regularly at the Society of Wood-Engravers. She went to study wood engraving at the Grosvenor School of Art in 1929. She mainly worked on limited edition prints although, from 1936, she produced greetings cards and more commercial items for the private Samson Press. The V&A has several other wood-engravings by her.
Morgan was an accomplished wood-engraver who exhibited regularly at the Society of Wood-Engravers. She went to study wood engraving at the Grosvenor School of Art in 1929. She mainly worked on limited edition prints although, from 1936, she produced greetings cards and more commercial items for the private Samson Press. The V&A has several other wood-engravings by her.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Two motor-cars |
| Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving |
| Brief description | Gwenda Morgan: Two motor-cars. Illustration for an advertisement for Pratt's Petrol. c.1932 |
| Physical description | General Description: Two motor-cars. Image for a press advertisement for Pratt's Petrol. c.1932. Signed in pencil Gwenda Morgan. Inscribed Press Advert. Pratt's Petrol. (from an old photograph). Image for a press advertisement for Pratt's Petrol. Signed in pencil Gwenda Morgan. Inscribed Press Advert. Pratt's Petrol. (from an old photograph). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1932? My only print (Inscribed on backing) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Notes: Parts of the image are printed blind. The print entered the museum on a backing inscribed with the date 1932? and My only print. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print by Gwenda Morgan (born 1908) was designed for a press advertisement for Pratt's Petrol. The imagery was taken from an old photograph, hence the old-fashioned costumes and cars. It appears to be a rare advertising commission, done with her typical clean cutting and sense of design. Morgan was an accomplished wood-engraver who exhibited regularly at the Society of Wood-Engravers. She went to study wood engraving at the Grosvenor School of Art in 1929. She mainly worked on limited edition prints although, from 1936, she produced greetings cards and more commercial items for the private Samson Press. The V&A has several other wood-engravings by her. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.566-1988 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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