Printing in London 1476-1995

Alan Kitching (1940 - )

Coloured letterpress

1995

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: USA
    City: Washington DC
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Alan Kitching was born in Darlington, an area near Newcastle dominated by the railway industry. At 15, encouraged by an art teacher, he discovered his love of printing. From 1955 he was apprenticed to a commercial typesetter in Darlington for six years. In 1963 he worked as a print technician at Watford College of Technology, where he met innovative typographic designers and set up the Type Workshop, teaching experimental techniques. In the early 1970s he started working independently, receiving commissions from museums and publishers. He was a partner of Omnific Design from 1977 to 1988. He produced letterpress designs and taught part-time at the Royal College of Art (RCA), establishing The Typographic Workshop in 1992. Kitching has exhibited his work widely and has held several positions including: Royal Designer for Industry (1994), Honorary Fellow of the RCA and Visiting Professor at the University of Arts London.
  • Explore
    Places
    England, London
    Subjects
    conceptual art, text-based work
    Materials & Techniques
    letterpress, coloured
  • Details
    Artist
    Alan Kitching (1940 - )
    Title
    Printing in London 1476-1995
    Edition
    27/40
    Date
    1995
    Medium
    Coloured letterpress
    Dimensions
    height: 59.50 cm, width: 84.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Advanced Graphics, London, May 2011
    Inscription
    bl: Alan Kitching '95 ; br: 27/40
    Provenance
    Advanced Graphics, London
    GAC number
    18408