South Polar Quadrille / John Tunnard

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Accession Number: 1954/2.49
Title: South Polar Quadrille
Artist: John Tunnard
Artist Nationality: British
Artist Life Dates: 1900-1971
Medium and Support: ink, colored crayons, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper
Object Creation Date: 1947
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed, l.r.: John Tunnard 47 / W.33 Inscribed in label, verso: W33/ S. Polar Guadrille. [sic]/John Tunnard 1947
Dimensions: 38.4 cm x 56 cm (15 1/8 in. x 22 1/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: abstraction; aurora australis; automaton; mannequins; skeletons; south pole; surrealism
Secondary Keywords: animal material; animal material by form or function; atmospheric effects; automata; descriptors; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for costume; genres; geography; materials; materials by origin; modern and contemporary art; movement; objects we use; skeleton and skeleton components; southern cross; the natural world; tools and equipment
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1271 x 887
File Size: 91 KB
Record: 1954/2.49
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.49/1954_2.49.jpg

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Full citation: "South Polar Quadrille; John Tunnard." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.49/1954_2.49.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.