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The Beatles

Drawing
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jaume Estapà (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

3 plotter drawings on graph paper, in red, green and black, depicting the pop group 'The Beatles'.


Object details

Category
Computer Art
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Beatles (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Plotter drawing on paper
Brief description
Plotter drawing on paper, mounted on board, 'The Beatles', by Jaime Estapa, 1970.
Physical description
3 plotter drawings on graph paper, in red, green and black, depicting the pop group 'The Beatles'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.1cm
  • Width: 21.8cm
Credit line
Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London
Production
Jaume Estapa is also known as Jaime Estapa. Jaume is the Catalan version of James and Jaime is the Spanish version. The different names arose because in 1941, when Estapa was born in Barcelona, the Spanish government (under Francisco Franco) did not allow first names in Catalan. The artist was therefore baptised under the first name of 'Jaime', but because he considered himself a Catalan, even when he moved to France, he signed his works with his Catalan first name 'Jaume', by which his friends and family also knew him.
Subject depicted
The Beatles
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of Creative Computers exhibition, Gordon Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, June 2nd - June 24th, 1972.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.347-2009

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O499547/the-beatles-drawing-jaume-estapà/
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