Convictions in the Kitchen

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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.

Places

Subjects

satire, gooseberry, lemon, melon, pear, knife, peeler, colander, ladle, rolling pin, peanut, cabbage, carrot, leek, mushroom, onion, potato, runner bean, pea, radish, garlic, bean

Materials & Techniques

etching, colour etching, aquatint

Artist

Chris Orr (1943 - )

Title

Convictions in the Kitchen

Portfolio Title

35 Artists Printmaking, Folio 3

Edition

33/50

Date

1982

Medium

Colour etching and aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from the Royal College of Art, August 1985

Inscription

below image: 33/50 / Chris Orr 1982

GAC number

16395/C