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Silent Night (Fifteen Second Exposure)

Greetings Card
2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This card was issued by the Slade School of Fine Art in 2007 and reproduces then postgraduate student Sam Belinfante's aptly-titled piece Silent Night (Fifteen Second Exposure) A Drawing with Camera, Light and Cello. It is an example of the use of the Christmas card by art schools and other bodies to raise their profiles and promote the work of artists associated with them.

Object details

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Object type
TitleSilent Night (Fifteen Second Exposure) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen print on card
Brief description
Greetings card, Christmas card for the Slade, by Sam Belinfante, Britain, 2007.
Physical description
Folded rectangular card (landscape format folded along top edge) illustrated with abstract form printed in silver/grey on black background. Lettered inside and on the back in silver/grey.
Dimensions
  • Folded height: 13.1cm
  • Open height: 26.2cm
  • Width: 18.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Silent Night (Fifteen Second Exposure) / A Drawing with Camera, Light and Cello / Sam Belinfante 2007' (Printed in silver/grey on the back)
  • 'Seasons Greetings from the Slade' (Printed in silver/grey inside)
  • Very best wishes / John (Handwritten in black ink inside.)
Credit line
Given by Lady Ritblat
Summary
This card was issued by the Slade School of Fine Art in 2007 and reproduces then postgraduate student Sam Belinfante's aptly-titled piece Silent Night (Fifteen Second Exposure) A Drawing with Camera, Light and Cello. It is an example of the use of the Christmas card by art schools and other bodies to raise their profiles and promote the work of artists associated with them.
Collection
Accession number
E.843-2008

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Record createdJuly 7, 2010
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