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Goddards Plate Powder

Print
ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Goddard's (commissioned by)
O'Connor, John Scorrer (A.R.E., A.R.C.A.) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

John O'Connor (born 1942) 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
Prints
Illustration
Advertising
Images Online
Object type
Print
TitleGoddards Plate Powder (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving on paper
Ink
Paper
Wood-Engraving
Brief description
Proof of a wood-engraved illustration an advertisement for Goddard's Plate Powder, by John O'Connor; British, ca. 1955.
Physical description
Proof of a wood-engraved illustration for an advertisement for Goddard's Plate Powder. The image features a silver coffee pot and sugar bowl on a table with an outlook to a wealthy square with Georgian houses.
Dimensions
  • Folded sheet height: 14.3cm
  • Folded sheet width: 11.2cm
  • Image height: 8.7cm
  • Image width: 7cm
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • O'C (Artist's initials on plate)
  • J O'C (Inscribed in pencil)
  • Goddard's plate powder (about 1960) (Inscribed in pencil)
Gallery label
John O'CONNOR (born 1913)
...
Goddards Plate Powder
Proof of Press advertisment, c.1947-1950
Wood engraving
E.673-1994

...

The artist's first wood engraving for Barrows was done when he was
working for a few months at the Curwen Press in the 1930s to gain
some experience of commercial printing. He also gained a number
of commissions through Robert Harling when he was working at
Everett Advertising. Within these sympathetic conditions he could
explore his interest in pattern and light, an interest he shared with
his ex-tutor Ravilious.
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
Coffee Pot
Sugar Bowl
Houses
Summary
John O'Connor (born 1942) 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
A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum, 10 Oct 1994 - 26 Mar 1995
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.673-1994

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
Record URL
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