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Bowie: The V&A's Star Man

Design
14th April 2013 (drawn), 19th April 2013 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

David Ziggy Greene is a freelance illustrator who has produced the Scene and Heard column in Private Eye since 2011. He also creates illustrations for Time Out London and the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

For the 19th April 2013 edition of Private Eye (no. 1338) Greene created Bowie: The V&A's Star Man in response to his visit to the V&A's David Bowie is exhibition. During his three hour visit he made numerous sketches and notes, took photographs and interviewed visitors. The aim of the piece was to depict the less publicised objects on display and convey the experience for those unable to attend.

The final artwork was made up using many of the sketches produced during his visit. The V&A holds four of these original sketches, three layout designs and a signed copy of the final composition.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Bowie: The V&A's Star Man (assigned by artist)
  • Scene & Heard (series title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Layout design for Bowie: The V&A's Star Man cartoon by David Ziggy Greene for the Scene and Heard series in Private Eye, 2013
Physical description
Black and white copy of a layout design for Bowie: The V&A's Star Man cartoon by David Ziggy Greene. The sketch has been copied in the top left hand corner of a piece of A4 paper. The drawings show visitors looking at a display at the V&A's David Bowie is exhibition, including a representation of Bowie's self portrait. The group of visitors have been circled in pencil by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 29.5cm
Standard A4 size
Production typeDesign
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
David Ziggy Greene is a freelance illustrator who has produced the Scene and Heard column in Private Eye since 2011. He also creates illustrations for Time Out London and the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

For the 19th April 2013 edition of Private Eye (no. 1338) Greene created Bowie: The V&A's Star Man in response to his visit to the V&A's David Bowie is exhibition. During his three hour visit he made numerous sketches and notes, took photographs and interviewed visitors. The aim of the piece was to depict the less publicised objects on display and convey the experience for those unable to attend.

The final artwork was made up using many of the sketches produced during his visit. The V&A holds four of these original sketches, three layout designs and a signed copy of the final composition.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.4593-2013

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Record createdDecember 19, 2013
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