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Sounding Brass
Maker
Tavener, Robert
Production date
1955
Current rights
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About this object
Lithograph on paper featuring four male band members in red uniforms with brass instruments. Signed. Dated.
Production date
1955
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Ink on paper
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 417 x 260mm
Height x Width: 664 x 493mm
Height x Width: 664 x 493mm
Signature/Inscription
Robert Tavener 55, Signature, Handwritten
Sounding Brass/ by/ Robert Taverner, Inscription, Handwritten
Robert Tavener was born in London in 1920 and served with the/ Royal Artillery from 1940 to 1946. Afterwards he studied at the/ Hornsey College of Art, specialising in illustration and lithography./ He taught in kent until 1953 and since then has been on the staff/ of the Eastbourne School of Art. Since 1950 he has been a regular/ exhibitor in most London and provincial galleries. Over thirty of/ his works have been purchased for permanent and circulating collections and he has been represented in Fine Arts Council Travelling/ Exhibitions. In 1953 he shared the first prize in the prints/ section of the 'Football and Fine Arts' Competition sponsored/ by the Football Association. His work was also selected for/ inclusion in the 'best Print of the Year' Exhibition held in New/ York in 1953., Label, Typed
Sounding Brass/ by/ Robert Taverner, Inscription, Handwritten
Robert Tavener was born in London in 1920 and served with the/ Royal Artillery from 1940 to 1946. Afterwards he studied at the/ Hornsey College of Art, specialising in illustration and lithography./ He taught in kent until 1953 and since then has been on the staff/ of the Eastbourne School of Art. Since 1950 he has been a regular/ exhibitor in most London and provincial galleries. Over thirty of/ his works have been purchased for permanent and circulating collections and he has been represented in Fine Arts Council Travelling/ Exhibitions. In 1953 he shared the first prize in the prints/ section of the 'Football and Fine Arts' Competition sponsored/ by the Football Association. His work was also selected for/ inclusion in the 'best Print of the Year' Exhibition held in New/ York in 1953., Label, Typed
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Credit line
© Estate of the Artist. Reproduction by kind permission of Emma Mason Gallery
Other number(s)
6453
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