Boxhill Quarry
Print
1958 (made)
1958 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Peter Green is a British artist with an interest in printmaking. He has also achieved important positions in art teaching. He was Head of Art Teacher Training at Hornsey College of Art, one of the leading art schools in Britain in the 1960s. In the early 1970s Hornsey became part of Middlesex Polytechnic which then became Middlesex University, where Green became Dean of Art and Design (Emeritus Professor).
Box Hill Quarry in Wiltshire was originally a source of Bath Stone for local building, but in the 1930s the Ministry of Defence converted it into a hidden underground storage area for ammunition, later used in the Second World War.
This print was submitted for the William Giles Bequest competition, an annual event throughout the 1950s to encourage the development of colour printing. The competition was administered by the Victoria & Albert Museum which acquired many of the winning entries.
Box Hill Quarry in Wiltshire was originally a source of Bath Stone for local building, but in the 1930s the Ministry of Defence converted it into a hidden underground storage area for ammunition, later used in the Second World War.
This print was submitted for the William Giles Bequest competition, an annual event throughout the 1950s to encourage the development of colour printing. The competition was administered by the Victoria & Albert Museum which acquired many of the winning entries.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Boxhill Quarry (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lino-cut on paper |
| Brief description | Peter Green. Boxhill Quarry. Colour lino-cut, 1958 |
| Physical description | Landscape in greens and greys made up of bare trees in the foreground; walls of a quarry behind and to the left; and a hillside covered in trees. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | artist's proof |
| Credit line | Purchased under the terms of the A. M. Shrimpton and William Giles Bequest |
| Object history | This print was an entrant in the Giles Bequest Competition for 1958 |
| Historical context | Peter Green 50 Argyle Gardens, Upminster, Essex, |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Peter Green is a British artist with an interest in printmaking. He has also achieved important positions in art teaching. He was Head of Art Teacher Training at Hornsey College of Art, one of the leading art schools in Britain in the 1960s. In the early 1970s Hornsey became part of Middlesex Polytechnic which then became Middlesex University, where Green became Dean of Art and Design (Emeritus Professor). Box Hill Quarry in Wiltshire was originally a source of Bath Stone for local building, but in the 1930s the Ministry of Defence converted it into a hidden underground storage area for ammunition, later used in the Second World War. This print was submitted for the William Giles Bequest competition, an annual event throughout the 1950s to encourage the development of colour printing. The competition was administered by the Victoria & Albert Museum which acquired many of the winning entries. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1958 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.309-1958 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2008 |
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