
The Parakeet and the Perils of Living in the Sticks
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
March 1986 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Wormell, Christopher (artist)
Saatchi & Saatchi (commissioned by) - Materials and Techniques:
Wood engraving on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by the artist
- Museum number:
E.689-1994
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2G, shelf SH26, box EE58A
This is an example of a city financial firm using wood engraving to reinforce a sense of tradition. The layout, high quality wood engraving - by artist Christopher Wormell (born 1955) - and choice of a fable subject recall pre-war hand-pressed private press books.