John Tunnard
Abacus for Astronauts
About this artwork
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artist:John Tunnard (1900 - 1971) English
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title:Abacus for Astronauts
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date created:Dated 1964
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materials:Gouache and crayon on paper laid on board
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measurements:38.00 x 56.00 cm (framed: 61.00 x 79.00 x 6.00 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by Miss Elizabeth Watt 1989
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accession number:GMA 3516
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John Tunnard
John Tunnard
Tunnard studied at the Royal College of Art in London and worked as a textile designer early in his career. On moving to Cornwall in 1930, he devoted increasing amounts of time to painting. During the Second World War Tunnard served as a coastguard and his paintings of this period show a...