Major Harvey Accession Number: ART92223

Description

A portrait of a soldier named 'Major Harvey', as the title indicates. He wears a hat and glasses and a small, inproportional body, giving the work a cartoon quality.

Details

Accession Number
ART92223
Artist
Trevor Lyons
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 27 cm x 36.9 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
c.1967-1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1999
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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