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It's Alive

Print
1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

James E. Claussen is an accomplished printmaker who specialises in etching and lithography. His subjects - often animated scenes of industrial architecture and tools of various kinds - have a playful surreal quality.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleIt's Alive (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph on paper
Brief description
Lithograph by James E. Claussen, entitled 'It's Alive'. American, 1980
Physical description
Various tools and implements (tripod, scissors, anvil, vice, wrench, scales etc) silhouetted against a blank sky above an industrial landscape silhouetted on the horizon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.2cm
  • Width: 45.2cm
Copy number
12/27
Marks and inscriptions
Its alive 12/27 James Claussen 80 (Title; edition number; signature and date; all in pencil)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Summary
James E. Claussen is an accomplished printmaker who specialises in etching and lithography. His subjects - often animated scenes of industrial architecture and tools of various kinds - have a playful surreal quality.
Collection
Accession number
E.656-2009

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2010
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