Splash II
Drawing
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
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This is one of a set of drawings and printed images in the V&A's collection by artist John Hurford. This painting, entitled 'Spash II', was made into a poster by Splash Posters and entitled Wee Tam. Hurford was one of the key figures in the explosion of psychedelic imagery in Britain in the late 1960s. His drawings, mainly executed in pen and ink and enlivened by brilliant washes of coloured inks, were reproduced as posters and illustrations in the leading Underground publications of the day, including Oz, IT and Gandalf's Garden.
Hurford's meticulously and minutely-particularised drawing style was coupled with his fascination with natural plant and tree forms. They gave his work a direct appeal to the hippy generation, who either aspired to get back to the simpler country life or who, as city-dwellers, nurtured a romanticised dream of rural existence.
Hurford's meticulously and minutely-particularised drawing style was coupled with his fascination with natural plant and tree forms. They gave his work a direct appeal to the hippy generation, who either aspired to get back to the simpler country life or who, as city-dwellers, nurtured a romanticised dream of rural existence.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black Indian ink and coloured inks on white paper. |
| Brief description | Drawing with coloured inks, 'Splash II', by John Hurford, England, 1969. |
| Physical description | Image featuring a lake and mountain landscape seen through flowers, leaves and stalks and to the right a bird with long beak. The land and lake in middle-distance, left, are made up of line-drawn faces in pink and grey. Top centre, a bearded man's head is drawn in. |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Made into a poster by Splash Posters and entitled 'Wee Tam'. |
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| Summary | This is one of a set of drawings and printed images in the V&A's collection by artist John Hurford. This painting, entitled 'Spash II', was made into a poster by Splash Posters and entitled Wee Tam. Hurford was one of the key figures in the explosion of psychedelic imagery in Britain in the late 1960s. His drawings, mainly executed in pen and ink and enlivened by brilliant washes of coloured inks, were reproduced as posters and illustrations in the leading Underground publications of the day, including Oz, IT and Gandalf's Garden. Hurford's meticulously and minutely-particularised drawing style was coupled with his fascination with natural plant and tree forms. They gave his work a direct appeal to the hippy generation, who either aspired to get back to the simpler country life or who, as city-dwellers, nurtured a romanticised dream of rural existence. |
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| Accession number | E.379-2010 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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