Bill Grant OBE, forester
Photograph
1996 (made)
1996 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
An man is seated in a carved wooden representation of an upholstered chair in a glade, surrounded by carved signs of domesticity - including a wooden TV and curtains.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bill Grant OBE, forester (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Black and white gelatin silver print of Bill Grant, OBE, by David Herrod, August 1996 |
| Physical description | An man is seated in a carved wooden representation of an upholstered chair in a glade, surrounded by carved signs of domesticity - including a wooden TV and curtains. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | Given by David Herrod |
| Credit line | Given by David Herrod |
| Object history | This portrait was produced as part of Herrod's project 'The Cumbrian Connection', a collection of portraits of people all of whom had achieved some recognition in their own field and had some connection with Cumbria. Bill Grant, ex-director of the Grizedale Society is pcitured with one of the exhibits in the Grizedale Sculpture Park, 'Habitat', 1994, by Richard Caink. |
| Production | This print was made in March 2000, from the original negative dated 1996 Attribution note: This print was made for the V&A collection as a gift from the photographer. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Exhibition leaflet for 'At Home: Domestic Imagery in Modern Art', 2001 (folded A4 sheet) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.260-2000 |
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| Record created | May 30, 2000 |
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