1960-1961 (made)
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Boy and girl picnicing on a hill overlooking a valley. A narrow path to their left leads to a small village in the valley. Fields are visible beyond the village, as well as a hilly landscape. Tall trees frame the image.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving |
| Brief description | Wood engraving by George Mackley, untitled, British, 1960-1 |
| Physical description | Boy and girl picnicing on a hill overlooking a valley. A narrow path to their left leads to a small village in the valley. Fields are visible beyond the village, as well as a hilly landscape. Tall trees frame the image. |
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| Gallery label | Display 'Into the Woods: Trees in Illustration'; Gallery 102; June 2017 to the end of January 2018
George Edward Mackley (1900-1983)
Four wood-engravings for Forestry Commission Guides
1958-1961
The introduction of tree plantations by the Forestry Commission in the 1950s was deeply unpopular with the public. In order to promote forest parks to visitors and to overcome the lack of mature plantations to photograph as illustrations to their Guides, the Forestry Commission resorted to using artistic impressions of the forests, showing them blending into the surrounding landscape.
Wood-engravings
Bequest of George Mackley
E.1674, 1675, 1676, 1677-1991(2017) |
| Credit line | George Mackley Bequest |
| Object history | George Mackley Bequest, R.P. No. 91/922. Made for the Forestry Commission. |
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| Accession number | E.1676-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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