Design for a Birthday Carrd

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Artist/Maker	Wilson, Marion (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Drawing in marker pen, coloured pencil and paint showing a little boy wearing a blue and white outfit and holding a single green pencil above his head. The edges of the design are indicated with attached card markers.

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Categories	Greeting Cards Designs
Object type	Design
Title	Design for a Birthday Carrd
Materials and techniques	Paint, pen and pencil on paper Marker Pen Pencil Paint Paper Drawing
Brief description	Design for a birthday card by Marion Wilson for the Gordon Fraser Gallery, 1960s-1970s
Physical description	Drawing in marker pen, coloured pencil and paint showing a little boy wearing a blue and white outfit and holding a single green pencil above his head. The edges of the design are indicated with attached card markers.
Dimensions	Height: 34.4cm Width: 29.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	MARiON (Signature, blue pencil crayon, bottom left) Marion./ R5./ 5417 [crossed through]/ 5616 (Handwritten in pencil on the reverse) Increase width at bottom to/ avoid too much white at top. (Handwritten in red ink on the reverse)
Credit line	Given by Marion Wilson
Subjects depicted	Boy Birthdays Greeting Cards Sailor Suits
Associated object	E.975-2003 (Reproduction)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.974-2003

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Record created	June 24, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101122/design-for-a-birthday-carrd-design-wilson-marion/

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