Victoria Ace Detective & the Sisters of the Crypt
Drawing
2004 (made), 2004 (published)
2004 (made), 2004 (published)
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This strip cartoon was specially commissioned by V&A Magazine for its Winter 04/05 edition. It accompanied 'Kapow! It's Fine Art', an article written by Tom Morton, on the subject of the V&A's collection of comics. In the cartoon, Marf makes reference to the time she spent researching the comics collection at the V&A, and one of her characters, Carlo, is a member of V&A staff. The strip appeared as three pages, of which this is one and the V&A holds the artwork for the other two (E.272:1-3-2005) and proofs of all three (E.273:1-3-2005).
Marf is known for her cartoons for the Evening Standard, beginning in 2002 and moving to the 'Londoner's Diary' page in August 2003 and is also the arist behind the strip cartoon entitled 'Lucky'. She also worked for Canada's National Paper, The Globe and Mail in 2000. Her cartoon images appear on T-shirts, bags and scarves for Topshop.
Marf is known for her cartoons for the Evening Standard, beginning in 2002 and moving to the 'Londoner's Diary' page in August 2003 and is also the arist behind the strip cartoon entitled 'Lucky'. She also worked for Canada's National Paper, The Globe and Mail in 2000. Her cartoon images appear on T-shirts, bags and scarves for Topshop.
Object details
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| Title | Victoria Ace Detective & the Sisters of the Crypt (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on card |
| Brief description | Pen and ink comic strip, 'Victoria Ace Detective & the Sisters of the Crypt', by Marf, London, 2004. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink cartoon strip drawing. The drawing features a combination of thick, angular line and black block shading, with some fine line and hatching. This is the third page of three, consisting of 10 compartments in three rows, and continues the story of V's investigation into the kidnapping of a number of women. Disguised as comic strip character Modesty Blaise, V tracks the kidnapped women down in the crypt. A protective flap of tracing paper has been fixed with masking tape over the top. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Purchased from the artist in 2005. |
| Production | Attribution note: for publication in V&A Magazine Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This strip cartoon was specially commissioned by V&A Magazine for its Winter 04/05 edition. It accompanied 'Kapow! It's Fine Art', an article written by Tom Morton, on the subject of the V&A's collection of comics. In the cartoon, Marf makes reference to the time she spent researching the comics collection at the V&A, and one of her characters, Carlo, is a member of V&A staff. The strip appeared as three pages, of which this is one and the V&A holds the artwork for the other two (E.272:1-3-2005) and proofs of all three (E.273:1-3-2005). Marf is known for her cartoons for the Evening Standard, beginning in 2002 and moving to the 'Londoner's Diary' page in August 2003 and is also the arist behind the strip cartoon entitled 'Lucky'. She also worked for Canada's National Paper, The Globe and Mail in 2000. Her cartoon images appear on T-shirts, bags and scarves for Topshop. |
| Bibliographic reference | Morton, Tom 'Kapow! It's fine art', in V&A Magazine, Winter 04/05.
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| Accession number | E.272:3-2005 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2006 |
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