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Title:
Thomas Johnes of Hafod
Object name(s):
Prints; Montage of architectural details from the estate and house of Hafod, Cardiganshire
Brief description:
Montage of architectural features from the estate and house of Hafod; foreground, railings and a bust of Thomas Johnes (1748-1816) in profile; middleground, two memorials and a fountain of water emerging from the mouth of a sculpted head of a grotesque man; background, pinnacles, a mosque-like dome, two arched windows, trees and distant hills. Reduction linocut printed in black, two browns, blue, grey, pale green and pink-grey
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1990
Acquisition method:
Purchase
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
347
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
513
Inscription content:
(pencil, lower right margin) Meyrick [artist's signature] 9/12
Material:
Colour linocut on white wove T.H.Saunders Hot Press paper
Object name:
Prints; Montage of architectural details from the estate and house of Hafod, Cardiganshire
Object number:
PR1655
Object production date:
1990
Date - association:
C
Date - earliest / single:
1990
Date - latest:
1990
Object production person:
Robert Kendall Meyrick
Person's association:
Artist/Maker
Person's biographical note:
Painter, printmaker, curator and art historian. Studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he has taught since 1990 as Senior Lecturer and Keeper of the School of Art Museum and Gallery. In 2005 he was appointed Head of the School of Art. His written work includes published catalogues on numerous artists including Edgar Holloway, John Elwyn, Gwilym Pritchard and George Chapman. He has produced paintings, linocuts and screenprints including a series of works recording the history of the now demolished house at Hafod
Person's birth date:
1958
Person's forenames:
Robert Kendall
Person's place of birth:
UK, Wales, Ogmore Vale
Person's surname:
Meyrick
Object production place:
UK, Wales, Aberystwyth
Owner:
The artist
Organisation's association:
Object source
Responsible department/section:
Prints

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f4ee9e9c-9f39-323a-b00d-b07809375f68

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f4ee9e9c-9f39-323a-b00d-b07809375f68, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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