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Photograph

late 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Beljon, Shirley (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards for personal use in which their investigations of self, identity, gender, and the body may be seen in concentrated form. In this witty example, self-taught photographer Shirley Beljon, in common with many women artists of the 1970s and 80s, applies her own image to the project.


Object details

Categories
Christmas
Photographs
Artists' Multiples
Greeting Cards
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Polaroid photograph, thread, and card
Brief description
Christmas card by Shirley Beljon
Physical description
Polaroid photograph with red card label attached by thread through one of three holes pierced in photograph.
Dimensions
  • Photograph height: 10.7cm
  • Photograph width: 8.8cm
  • Label height: 4.4cm
  • Label (irregular) width: 6.9cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Have a Seren- / dipitous Xmas / & New Year. / Shirley Beljon (Handwritten in black ink on label)
Credit line
Given by Mark Haworth-Booth
Production
Reason For Production: Private
Subjects depicted
Masks
Beljon, Shirley
Santa Claus
Summary
Many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards for personal use in which their investigations of self, identity, gender, and the body may be seen in concentrated form. In this witty example, self-taught photographer Shirley Beljon, in common with many women artists of the 1970s and 80s, applies her own image to the project.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.180-2000

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Record createdMarch 28, 2000
Record URL
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