Mirror
Print
1988 (printed)
1988 (printed)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
In the mid 1970s Mara was seen as one of the most exciting young printmakers to emerge from the Royal College of Art and the V&A collected one of his own favourite images 'The Stage and Television Today' (1975), since then adding to this with 'Chequered Face' (1977) and pieces included in Royal College of Art portfolios. After studying at the Royal College of Art Tim Mara taught and practised printmaking and was made Professor of Printmaking at the College in 1990.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Mirror (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | etching on paper |
Brief description | Etching by Tim Mara, entitled 'Mirror', from the series Eight Small Prints, 1988 |
Physical description | Image of the Daily Mirror newspaper on a black background |
Dimensions |
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Copy number | 12/30 |
Marks and inscriptions | Mirror 12/30 Tim Mara 1988 (Inscribed in pencil below the image) |
Credit line | Given by Belinda Mara |
Subject depicted | |
Summary | In the mid 1970s Mara was seen as one of the most exciting young printmakers to emerge from the Royal College of Art and the V&A collected one of his own favourite images 'The Stage and Television Today' (1975), since then adding to this with 'Chequered Face' (1977) and pieces included in Royal College of Art portfolios. After studying at the Royal College of Art Tim Mara taught and practised printmaking and was made Professor of Printmaking at the College in 1990. |
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Bibliographic reference | Tim Mara: The Complete Prints; Christopher Frayling; London: Royal College of Art; 1998 |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.5-2000 |
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Record created | February 13, 2001 |
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