Kame of Hoy

Norman Ackroyd (1938 - 2024)

Etching and aquatint

1996

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Chile
    City: Santiago
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Born in Leeds, Norman Ackroyd studied at Leeds College of Art, and then the Royal College of Art, London, between 1961 and 1964. He worked as a visiting lecturer at the Central School of Art, London and Winchester School of Art, in addition to teaching in the United States. Having exhibited widely in Britain and overseas, from Chile to Norway, examples of Ackroyd’s work can be found in numerous public collections around the world including the British Museum and Tate in London and MOMA in New York. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1991, and was made Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2000.
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    Places
    Scotland
    Subjects
    topography, landscape C20th, seascape/coastal scene, cliff
    Materials & Techniques
    etching, aquatint
  • Details
    Artist
    Norman Ackroyd (1938 - 2024)
    Title
    Kame of Hoy
    Portfolio Title
    Orkney
    Edition
    14/60
    Date
    1996
    Medium
    Etching and aquatint
    Dimensions
    height: 26.00 cm, width: 33.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the artist, December 1996
    Inscription
    below image: Kame of Hoy / 14/60 / Norman Ackroyd 96
    GAC number
    17245