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Hong Kong Panorama

Print
1997 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Coriander Studio (printers)
Johnson, Ben (painters (artists))
Faine, Bradley (printer)

Image showing a true 180 degree panorama from 'The Peak', the highest point in Hong Kong.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleHong Kong Panorama (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour screenprint on paper
Printing Inks
Paper
Screen Printing
Brief description
Hong Kong Panorama. 1997. Screenprint by Ben Johnson
Physical description
Image showing a true 180 degree panorama from 'The Peak', the highest point in Hong Kong.
Dimensions
  • Sight size (framed) height: 57cm
  • Sight size (framed) width: 116cm
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
47 of 97
Marks and inscriptions
  • Ben Johnson 1997 (Signature; date; handwriting; pencil)
  • 47/97 (handwriting; pencil)
Credit line
Given by Cable and Wireless plc
Object history
The print reproduces a reduced image of a painting by Johnson, commissioned by Cable & Wireless to mark Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule on 1st July 1997, at the end of the United Kingdom's 99 year lease. Related drawings for the painting are in the collection (E.219-230-1998).
Production
Attribution note: The original painting is acrylic on canvas. Although it appears to be photographic, Johnson's painting is bulit up from a number of highly detailed drawings. The Hong Kong panorama took six years to produce. The print was made from aphotographic transparency of the painting using 18 screens.
Subject depicted
Panoramas
Place depicted
Hong Kong
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.218-1998

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O25336/hong-kong-panorama-print-johnson-ben/
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