Royal Commonwealth Society "Function for a Summer Evening", Bristol
1987–1989
Martin Parr
Artist, British, 1952 - 2025
Printer, British, born 1953
Artwork overview
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Medium
chromogenic print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 26.67 × 33.02 cm (10 1/2 × 13 in.)
sheet: 30.48 × 40.64 cm (12 × 16 in.) -
Accession Number
2019.81.1
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Copyright
© Martin Parr, Courtesy Rocket Gallery
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Martin Parr, Bristol, UK; NGA purchase (through Rocket Gallery, London), 2019.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, upper left in black ink: Martin Parr The Cost of Living 1987-89.