'G. Space Age Archaeology. Left: Fathers. Right: Sons', Sir Eduardo Paolozzi

Artwork details

Artist

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924‑2005)

Title

G. Space Age Archaeology. Left: Fathers. Right: Sons

From Cloud Atomic Laboratory

Date 1971

MediumEtching on paper

Dimensionsimage: 244 x 422 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Presented by British Olivetti Ltd 1971

Reference

P03057

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Catalogue entry

Eduardo Paolozzi 1924-2005

P03051–P03058 Cloud Atomic Library 1971
Suite of etchings, each inscribed ‘Eduardo Paolozzi 1971 30/75’ b.r.

P03057 G. Space Age Archaeology. Left: Fathers. Right: Sons

21 x 13¿ (53.5 x 35).
Presented by British Olivetti Ltd. 1971.
Repr: catalogue of Paolozzi retrospective, Tate Gallery, September–October 1971, pp. 36–41.

This suite was printed by Editions Alecto. The dimensions given above are those of the sheets. The artist wrote in the catalogue of his 1971 retrospective exhibition: ‘The original images were taken from a wide variety of sources and were often extremely small. They were retouched by a professional retoucher [see T01475 and T01476] and then photoetched… (read more)