Life at Herne Hill

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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Born in London, Chris Orr studied at Ravensbourne College of Art, Hornsey, and the Royal College of Art (RCA). He later taught at the RCA and at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford. In 1971, he held his first solo exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery and has exhibited regularly at the Thumb Gallery, London. In 1998, Orr was appointed Professor of Printmaking at the RCA, a position he held for ten years. He was awarded an MBE in 2008 for services to printmaking.
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Explore
- Subjects
- bell (as subject), statue (as Subject), sculpture (as Subject), book, topography, genre, man, woman, cup, saucer, door, window, domestic interior, curtain, carpet
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Details
- Artist
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Chris Orr (1943 - )
- Title
- Life at Herne Hill
- Portfolio Title
- The Ruskin Portfolio
- Edition
- 22/75
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Thumb Gallery, October 1977
- Inscription
- below image: 22/75 / Life at Herne Hill / Chris Orr 1972
- GAC number
- 13483