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Artist/Maker	Percy Wyndham Lewis (artist)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

Drawing of two abstracted figures, who resembled drawings

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Categories	Animals and Wildlife Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Chickens (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Ink and wash Ink Paper Drawing
Brief description	Drawing, Chickens, by Wyndham Lewis, ink and wash, 1912
Physical description	Drawing of two abstracted figures, who resembled drawings
Dimensions	Height: 255mm Width: 200mm Dimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Style	Vorticism
Marks and inscriptions	Signed: W.L. 1912
Credit line	Given by the family of the late Capt. Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes, 1919.
Object history	Presented by the family of the late Captain Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, no. 24 Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 43
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3783-1919

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O825382/chickens-drawing-percy-wyndham-lewis/

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