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Lumberjacks

Print
1960-1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Depicting three lumberjacks, two sawing down a tree, with the third appears to instruct them. All of them are crouched low to the ground. A hammer and an axe are lying on the ground in front of them. Behind them are more trees, and a path going over a small hill.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLumberjacks (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving
Brief description
Wood engraving by George Mackley, Lumberjacks, British, 1960-1
Physical description
Depicting three lumberjacks, two sawing down a tree, with the third appears to instruct them. All of them are crouched low to the ground. A hammer and an axe are lying on the ground in front of them. Behind them are more trees, and a path going over a small hill.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 254mm
  • Sheet width: 186mm
  • Image height: 75mm
  • Image width: 101mm
Credit line
George Mackley Bequest
Object history
George Mackley Bequest, R.P. No. 91/922. Made for the Forestry Commission.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • George Mackley Wood Engraver. Old Woking: Gresham Books, 1981, p.133
  • Taken from R.P. 91/922 Acquisition Form
  • Taken from R.P. 91/922 Catalogue Sheet
Collection
Accession number
E.1673-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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