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Self-Portrait (Veronica's Veil)
Wright, Michael - Enlarge image
Self-Portrait (Veronica's Veil)
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
USA (probably, made)
- Date:
1980s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Wright, Michael (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour inkjet print on continuous stationery paper with holes (sprockets)
- Credit Line:
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince
- Museum number:
E.1023-2008
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case PAT, shelf 3
Physical description
The colour print shows a female face, holding up with her two hands - right up to below her chin - a mirror or picture or perhaps the "veil" (from the title). On the latter is a male portrait, the self-portrait of the artist Michael Wright. Printed on continuous stationery paper (US: 'tractor-feed paper') with its tear-off perforation on each of the two longitudinal sides. The perforation on the upper side is torn off.
Place of Origin
USA (probably, made)
Date
1980s (made)
Artist/maker
Wright, Michael (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Colour inkjet print on continuous stationery paper with holes (sprockets)
Dimensions
Length: 28 cm, Width: 23.9 cm with perforation
Descriptive line
Colour inkjet print, 'Self Portrait (Veronica's Veil)', by Michael Wright, USA, 1980s.
Materials
Paper; Ink
Techniques
Colour printing
Subjects depicted
Female head
Categories
Prints; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection