Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my Gunn”

Victor ("Vicky") Weisz (1913 - 1966)

ink, crayon and newsprint collage on paper (cartoon)

c.1963

Image of Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my Gunn”

About the work

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street
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People

Maurice Harold, 1st Earl of Stockton MacMillan (1894 - 1986)

Places

Subjects

painting (as Subject), rifle (sporting), male portrait, satire, man, 20th century costume, academic gown, spectacles, necktie, Earl, social commentary, Leader of the Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister, culture

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), newsprint, ink, crayon, mixed media (art object), collage, cartoon
Details

Artist

Victor ("Vicky") Weisz (1913 - 1966)

Title

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my Gunn”

Date

c.1963

Medium

ink, crayon and newsprint collage on paper (cartoon)

Acquisition

Presented by the New Statesman for 11 Downing Street, April 1970

Inscription

bl: VICKY ; below image: WHEN I HEAR THE WORD CULTURE I REACH FOR MY GUNN. [ this has been crossed through] [double arrow denoting width of 2 and a half inches[ / When I hear the word culture I / reach for my Gunn. / 9% at x 15% 2-1/2 inches across / New Statesman/ o2. / Line and tone block. / Please touch up inset portrait of Macmillan as necessary: it does not [not is underlined] matter that it will in any case come out rather fudged.

Provenance

Presented by The New Statesman, April 1970. for 11 Downing Street

GAC number

8829