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Ariel & Mirander [sic]

Print
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of a series of wood engravings entitled Ariel and Miranda, printed and published by the Rocket Press in 1992. John O'Connor belongs to a small group of wood engravers who took up the technique after its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a student of Eric Ravilious at the RCA between 1934 and 1937 and also worked for a short while for the Curwen Press.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAriel & Mirander [sic] (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving and colour linocut in ink on paper
Brief description
Wood-engraved illustration, 'Ariel & Minander', by John O'Connor, British, 1992
Physical description
Wood-engraved illustration in black, white and yellow featuring Ariel and Minander in a meadow surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and water. Minander has long hair with a bow and skirt and paddles in the water. The sky is black and there is a yellow moon.
Dimensions
  • Image size height: 20.3cm
  • Image size width: 15.4cm
  • Sheet size height: 36cm
  • Sheet size width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Ariel + Minander (In pencil lower right below image)
  • John O'Connor 92 (Artist signature and date in pencil lower right below image)
  • 16 [circled] (I pencil bottom left corner)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is one of a series of wood engravings entitled Ariel and Miranda, printed and published by the Rocket Press in 1992. John O'Connor belongs to a small group of wood engravers who took up the technique after its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a student of Eric Ravilious at the RCA between 1934 and 1937 and also worked for a short while for the Curwen Press.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Accession number
E.16-1996

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Record createdNovember 12, 2008
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