
SEAL 1986
June Redfern (1951 – )
Details
- Dimension
- 56 X 75.5 CM
- Media
- LITHOGRAPH
- Accession number
- P5462
Summary
Whilst in his final year at University Charles Booth-Clibborn published The Scottish Bestiaryunder his imprint The Paragon Press. Booth-Clibborn had invited the Orkney born writer George Mackay Brown to produce texts, in the form of poetry and prose, to accompany 20 prints by Scottish artists depicting 19 animals – real and mythological. This was the first time the artist has used lithography as she felt the fluid lithographic crayon would suit her way of working. All the key drawing was done on lithographic stones and the colour achieved by other means. The red in this work was screenprinted since it proved difficult to achieve the rich opaque colour the artist wanted over the black line with lithography.
Further reading:
Contemporary Art in Print, Scottish National Gallery of Modern and The Paragon Press, 1995, texts by Jeremy Lewison, Duncan Macmillan and Patrick Elliott
Glossary
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Drawing
The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.
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Imprint
In a bibliographic item, the name of the publisher, distributor, or manufacturer, and the place and date of publication.