Harewood Castle

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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.

Places

England, Yorkshire

Subjects

topography, castle

Materials & Techniques

aquatint

Artist

Norman Ackroyd (1938 - 2024)

Title

Harewood Castle

Edition

19/90

Date

1997

Medium

Aquatint

Acquisition

Presented by the Harewood House Trust, September 1988

Inscription

below image: Harewood Castle / 19/90 / Norman Ackroyd 97

Provenance

Gift to Chris Smith (DCMS Secretary of State) from Harewood Estate on 8 September 1998 on occasion of his visit to Harewood House to present a Certificate of Museum Designation to the Harewood House Trust

GAC number

17375