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The Hare & Hounds

Print
1982-1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pentagram was working on the corporate image of the brewery Samuel Webster and decided that pubs needed to be linked by pictorial signs. They commissioned artist Kathleen Lindsley (born 1951) to produce about 180 pub signs at great speed, averaging 5 signs a fortnight (see E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 for examples). The wood engravings were then enlarged by the signmaker, Butterfields in Bradford, to 3 feet by 9 feet and reproduced by screen onto composite boards. It was felt that wood engraving was an appropriate technique as it reflected something of the landscape and heritage of Yorkshire; the imagery itself was based on local research.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Hare & Hounds (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving on paper
Brief description
Print by Kathleen Lindsley for Pentagram Design, 1 of 6 proofs of designs for Samuel Webster public house, 'The Hare & Hounds', wood engraving, Great Britain, 1982-1983
Physical description
Wood engraved proof of design for public house sign, The Hare & Hounds, for brewery Samuel Webster. E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 are from the same series.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Production typeArtist's proof
Gallery label
Kathleen LINDSLEY (born 1951) Proofs of designs for Samuel Webster public house signs. 1982-3 Commissioned by Pentagram Wood engraving E.704-709-1994 Pentagram was working on the corporate image of the brewery Samuel Webster and decided the pubs needed to be linked by pictorial signs. Kathleen Lindsley was therefore commissioned to produce about 180 pub signs at great speed, averaging 5 signs a fortnight. The originals were mostly 1 1/8 X 1 1/2 inches and were enlarged by the signmaker, Butterfields in Bradford, to 3 x 9 feet and reproduced by screen onto composite boards. It was felt that wood engraving was an appropriate technique as it reflected something of the landscape and heritage of Yorkshire; the imagery itself was based on local research.(1994)
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
Summary
Pentagram was working on the corporate image of the brewery Samuel Webster and decided that pubs needed to be linked by pictorial signs. They commissioned artist Kathleen Lindsley (born 1951) to produce about 180 pub signs at great speed, averaging 5 signs a fortnight (see E.704-1994 to E.709-1994 for examples). The wood engravings were then enlarged by the signmaker, Butterfields in Bradford, to 3 feet by 9 feet and reproduced by screen onto composite boards. It was felt that wood engraving was an appropriate technique as it reflected something of the landscape and heritage of Yorkshire; the imagery itself was based on local research.
Bibliographic references
  • Pub Signs for Samuel Webster: Forty-one wood engravings by Kathleen Lindsley. Printed by Whittington Press for Pentagram Design, 1983.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.709-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
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