Asymmetric Snowflake
Greetings Card
2007 (made), 2007 (issued)
2007 (made), 2007 (issued)
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This card was issued in 2007 by visual arts commissioning agency Locus+ and sent to Sir John and Lady Ritblat who subsequently donated it to the Museum. It reproduces a piece commissioned by Locus+, a Toby Paterson photocollage using images of the The Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park in Gateshead by Owen Luder CBE, built in 1969 and scheduled to be demolished in 2008. The card is an example of the use of the seasonal greeting by an arts body to raise its profile and promote its activities.
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Title | Asymmetric Snowflake (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lithography on card |
Brief description | Greetings card, 'Asymmetric Snowflake' by Toby Paterson, issued as a Christmas card by Locus+, Britain, 2007. |
Physical description | White card folded to (approximate) square (along left hand edge). Front: printed reproduction of a Toby Paterson collage of black & white photographic images of details from an Owen Luder (CBE) building against an orange background. Inside: image caption, greeting, logo and information printed in grey and black. Back: information printed in black. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Ritblat |
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Summary | This card was issued in 2007 by visual arts commissioning agency Locus+ and sent to Sir John and Lady Ritblat who subsequently donated it to the Museum. It reproduces a piece commissioned by Locus+, a Toby Paterson photocollage using images of the The Trinity Centre Multi-Storey Car Park in Gateshead by Owen Luder CBE, built in 1969 and scheduled to be demolished in 2008. The card is an example of the use of the seasonal greeting by an arts body to raise its profile and promote its activities. |
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Accession number | E.858-2008 |
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Record created | July 15, 2010 |
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