The Parakeet and the Perils of Living in the Sticks
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (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.690-1994
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case EW, shelf 58, box A
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.
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