Albion
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, 100 Parliament Street
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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
- canoe, rowing boat, trough, pram, horseback, caravan, bus, scooter, exhaust pipe, car, lorry/truck, railway, train, aeroplane, helicopter, crane, windsock, davy lamp, miner, accordion, banjo, guitar, drum (as subject), harp, musician, easel, artist (as Subject), magazine, juggler, dance, bathing, sunbathing, smoking pipe, drinking, rest/sleep, television, diving, football, shooting, boxing, topography, satire, rabbit, cow, horse, rat, cat, goat, pig, mouse, bird, budgerigar, chicken, insect, ant, snail, frog, breast, elderly woman, boy, baby, man, woman, girl, nude, elderly man, apron, spectacles, umbrella, walking stick, briefcase, butcher, laundry, cooking, dining/eating, gramophone, lamp, washing machine, radio, bath (bathtub), sex, kissing, fork, wine glass (as Subject), teapot, gravestone, police officer, judge, operation, wheelchair, doctor, fighting, sword, bridge (rural), car park, bin, urinal, post box, lamp post, factory, house, mosque, tent/marquee, bell tower, spire, minaret, tower, bench, cabinet, sofa, bed, chair, lightship, oar
- Materials & Techniques
- etching, coloured etching
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Details
- Artist
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Chris Orr (1943 - )
- Title
- Albion
- Edition
- 11/30
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- Coloured etching
- Dimensions
- height: 83.50 cm, width: 66.80 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from the artist, December 1998
- Inscription
- bl: 11/30 ; bc: 'Albion' ; br: Chris Orr 1994
- Provenance
- Royal College of Art
- GAC number
- 17363