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Meat Abstract [joint and light bulb].

Photograph
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chadwick, Helen (maker)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

One of eight photographs from the series 'Meat Abstracts'.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleMeat Abstract [joint and light bulb].
Materials and techniques
polaroid process using the Polaroid Corporation large format camera
Brief description
'Meat Abstract [joint and light bulb]', polaroid photograph, Helen Chadwick, 1989
Physical description
One of eight photographs from the series 'Meat Abstracts'.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 55.2cm
  • Print width: 81.6cm
  • Frame height: 56.1cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed)
  • Frame width: 81.6cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed - frame does not exceed width of print)
  • Height of grid height: 500cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
  • Width of grid width: 784cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
Object history
One of eight photographs made by Helen Chadwick in the Victoria & Albert Museum using a large format Polaroid camera during the exhibition Photography Now, 1989.
Bibliographic reference
Series: For a discussion of the 'Meat Abstracts' see David Mellor, 'Lumina', Portfolio Magazine, Edinburgh, Summer-Autumn 1989, pp.4-8 plus colour illus.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.859-1989

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Record createdDecember 9, 2008
Record URL
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