COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL22030133
image_number
JRL22030133
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
VFA.67
reference_number
VFA.67
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
John Rylands Interior Reading Room And Lit Book
title_larger_entity
John Rylands Interior Reading Room And Lit Book
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
McCarthy, Anthony
creator
McCarthy, Anthony
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Artist
creator_role
Artist
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
2018
date_created
2018
Date Created
false
Description:
Mixed media art work on paper. Showing a study alcove in the historical reading room of the John Rylands Institute and Library. On a table sits an open book on a stand. Above the table hangs an elaborate metal and glass light fitting shining down on the book. Further light is provided by four lancet type leaded windows. Manchester based artist Anthony McCarthy's drawings are a detailed exploration of urban life in Manchester and Salford. McCarthy is inspired by graphic design and printmaking having studied these techniques in detail while at university. More importantly, McCarthy's work has parallels with the work of L S Lowry. Given that McCarthy has worked with the Lowry collection of paintings and drawings for over ten years it is easy to see how he has been inspired. Like Lowry, the architecture in McCarthy drawings tower over any human activity; the everyday presents itself through a web of lines and intensive perspectives.
description
Mixed media art work on paper. Showing a study alcove in the historical reading room of the John Rylands Institute and Library. On a table sits an open book on a stand. Above the table hangs an elaborate metal and glass light fitting shining down on the book. Further light is provided by four lancet type leaded windows. Manchester based artist Anthony McCarthy's drawings are a detailed exploration of urban life in Manchester and Salford. McCarthy is inspired by graphic design and printmaking having studied these techniques in detail while at university. More importantly, McCarthy's work has parallels with the work of L S Lowry. Given that McCarthy has worked with the Lowry collection of paintings and drawings for over ten years it is easy to see how he has been inspired. Like Lowry, the architecture in McCarthy drawings tower over any human activity; the everyday presents itself through a web of lines and intensive perspectives.
Description
false
Subject:
John Rylands Library
subject
John Rylands Library
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Visual
category
Visual
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Fine Art
class
Fine Art
Sub-Category
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
spatial_coverage
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
193 mm
item_height
193 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
142 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
© Anthony McCarthy
work_rights
© Anthony McCarthy
Rights holder - Work
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2022-03-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2022-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false