Camera Obscura

Roland PenroseWW-1937-143985

1937·College composed of cut-and-pasted printed elements, including Japanese paper, with charcoal, gouache, and graphite, on ivory cardboard·75.7 × 101.2 cm (29 13/16 × 39 7/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1937
Medium: College composed of cut-and-pasted printed elements, including Japanese paper, with charcoal, gouache, and graphite, on ivory cardboard
Dimensions: 75.7 × 101.2 cm (29 13/16 × 39 7/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Roland Penrose

Artist

Roland Penrose

Photography

Sir Roland Algernon Penrose was an English artist, historian and poet. He was a major promoter and collector of modern art and an associate of the surrealists in the United Kingdom. During the Second World War he put his artistic skills to practical use as a teacher of camouflage.

London, UK

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