Christmas Card
1991 (made)
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This Christmas greetings card, a colour xerox of an image by Hockney, was sent to his friends by the artist in 1991. The image of a landscape with great chunks missing from the hills, combined with the caption: Try and have a merry Christmas this year, 1991' is clearly an allusion to the absence of loved ones who have died through having contracted AIDS.
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Materials and techniques | Colour xerox on paper |
Brief description | Print by David Hockney, Christmas card with the caption 'Try and Have a Merry Christmas This Year 1991', colour xerox, California 1991 |
Physical description | A Christmas card depicting an abstracted multi coloured image of a landscape with great chunks missing from the hills. The card is captioned 'TRY AND HAVE / A MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR 1991'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'love from David and all at 7506' (Inscribed) |
Credit line | Given by Mark Haworth-Booth |
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Summary | This Christmas greetings card, a colour xerox of an image by Hockney, was sent to his friends by the artist in 1991. The image of a landscape with great chunks missing from the hills, combined with the caption: Try and have a merry Christmas this year, 1991' is clearly an allusion to the absence of loved ones who have died through having contracted AIDS. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1992 |
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Accession number | E.1142-1992 |
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Record created | March 21, 2008 |
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