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Multiple Working
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Multiple Working 1997
This was the first screenprint the artist had ever made. Inspired by the Almond?s boyhood hobby of train-spotting, it also relates to a series of work in which Almond commissioned British Rail to make nameplates of his own name in the same styles as the plaques found on the 125 inter-city train. This type of train has a diesel locomotive at each end and is called a `multiple coupling?. The title of the print also references the nature of the work, as a multiple print. This work is from a portfolio of prints by eleven different London-based artists, called `Screen?. The title is taken from the screenprint technique but also refers to the fact that most of the artists had worked with film or photography.

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Commission

When an individual or organisation employs an artist to execute a particular project, the process and the resulting work are termed a `commission?.

Portfolio

A group of art works, by one or more artists, issued or housed together in a portfolio case. This often applies to photographs or prints, and portfolios often include a title page or introductory text. The term is also used to describe a group of works which exemplify an artist's work overall.

Screenprint

A print made by forcing ink through a screen on which a stencil is placed. Traditionally used for commercial printing, it has been taken up by artists since the 1960s when it was used extensively in Pop art.

Commission, Portfolio, Screenprint

Details

  • Acc. No. GMA 4200 A
  • Medium Screenprint with embossing
  • Size 14.00 x 72.00 cm (paper 73.00 x 88.90 cm)
  • Credit Purchased 1998

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