Free Leonardo da Vinci
Badge
1971 (Designed and made)
1971 (Designed and made)
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Richard Hamilton was one of the most important British artists of his generation who contributed in a very significant way to the visual culture of the second half of the 20th century. The Free Museums Campaign was an interesting vehicle on which to test his skills as both designer and artist.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Free Leonardo da Vinci (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | halftone |
Brief description | Badge designed by Richard Hamilton protesting against museum entry charges, reproducing a self portrait by Leonardo da Vinci and captioned 'Free Leonardo Da Vinci', 'Campaign Against Museum Charges'; United Kingdom; 1971 |
Physical description | Reproduces a self-portarit of Leonardo da Vinci. Offset half tone in brown on plastic laminated to aluminium or tin. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Free Leonardo da Vinci
Campaign against Museum Charges |
Credit line | Given by Richard Hamilton |
Summary | Richard Hamilton was one of the most important British artists of his generation who contributed in a very significant way to the visual culture of the second half of the 20th century. The Free Museums Campaign was an interesting vehicle on which to test his skills as both designer and artist. |
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Accession number | E.538-1998 |
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Record created | February 25, 2009 |
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