Summary
In August 1988, the sculptor Tony Cragg produced his first etchings, spending a little over two weeks at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. During this short time, he completed no fewer than thirty-five editions. Published by Crown Point Press and printed by Mark Callen, their subject matter ranges from laboratory utensils and plastic bottles (as in the Tate examples) to figure groups and landscapes, thus rehearsing the themes already familiar in Cragg's sculpture.
The Laboratory Still Life series comprises four editions, all of which are represented in Tate's collection. Numbers one and two were published in two states: black and white, as in the Tate examples, and red and black. All four prints depict an assortment of laboratory utensils such as bottles, beakers and test tubes, yet the compositions and treatments vary… (read more)
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