S.O.S.
Print
1989 (made)
1989 (made)
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A black lino-cut print on white paper depicting a satirical image regarding Morse code. The image shows a hand reaching out of an over turned rubbish bin to press a Morse key. Beside the bin is a sad looking cat, some rubbish, a dead rat and a dead bird falling from the sky. In the background missiles can be seen falling from the sky causing many mushroom cloud explosions.
Object details
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| Title | S.O.S. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lino-cut on paper |
| Brief description | Print by Richard Mock, 'S.O.S', lino-cut, USA, 1989 |
| Physical description | A black lino-cut print on white paper depicting a satirical image regarding Morse code. The image shows a hand reaching out of an over turned rubbish bin to press a Morse key. Beside the bin is a sad looking cat, some rubbish, a dead rat and a dead bird falling from the sky. In the background missiles can be seen falling from the sky causing many mushroom cloud explosions. |
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| Object history | This print is a pull taken in 1989 from a plate used for a satirical illustration to an article on the Morse code in the Ann Arbor News on 4 December 1988. |
| Production | Many satirical illustrators make large scale images which are then reduced to the desired size for publication. The published size of this piece was 21.5 x 21.2 cm. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
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| Accession number | E.1544-1991 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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