Self-Portrait (Veronica's Veil)
Print
1980s (made)
1980s (made)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E| Artist/Maker | |
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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.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Colour inkjet print on continuous stationery paper with holes (sprockets) |
| Brief Description | Colour inkjet print, 'Self Portrait (Veronica's Veil)', by Michael Wright, USA, 1980s. |
| 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. |
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| Copy Number | Original |
| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patric Prince |
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| Accession Number | E.1023-2008 |
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| record created | June 8, 2009 |
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