- Title:
- Autumn fungi
- Object name(s):
- Prints; Toadstools, snails and ears of wheat
- Brief description:
- Large vignette of eight toadstools / fungi, one fallen, two snails, flowing grass and ears of wheat. Engraved with a fine graver
- Collection:
- Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
- Acquisition date:
- 1944?
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension value:
- 104
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension value:
- 305
- Inscription content:
- (pencil, lower margin) 10/30 / \'\'Autumn Fungi\'\', 19 JTA [encircled, artist\'s monogram] 43, (ink, separate card) James T.A. Osborne, A.R.E. 2A [or 4] Melbury Rd, London. W. 14. / Sept: 2nd. 1944:
- Material:
- Wood engraving in black on white wove paper
- Object name:
- Prints; Toadstools, snails and ears of wheat
- Object number:
- PR638
- Object production date:
- 1943
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1943
- Date - latest:
- 1943
- Object production person:
- James Thomas Armour Osborne
- Person's association:
- Artist/Maker
- Person's biographical note:
- Printmaker, painter and illustrator. Studied at Hastings School of Art, under Malcolm Osborne (1880-1963) at the Royal College of Art, 1925-30, and at the British School at Rome, 1930. A founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists he produced etchings, woodcuts and wood engravings of birds and animals which he exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1936. He was a brother-in-law to Lambert Gapper, Keeper of Aberystwyth University College Collections between 1934 and 1962
- Person's birth date:
- 1907
- Person's death date:
- 1979
- Person's forenames:
- James Thomas Armour
- Person's place of birth:
- UK, England, Sussex, Ninfield
- Person's surname:
- Osborne
- Object production place:
- UK, England
- Owner:
- The artist?
- Organisation's association:
- Object source
- Responsible department/section:
- Prints
- Text:
- Number 10 of an edition of 30
- Text reason:
- Collections online text
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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