The Masked Zebra Kid
1965
Acrylic, enamel, collage and assemblage on wood
support: 552 x 267 x 38 mm painting Purchased 1974 T01877
Blake was one of the leaders of Art, a movement which celebrated contemporary popular culture. This is one of a series of he made during the 1960s with pin-up photos, posters and other ephemeral images. Blake has long been a fan of wrestling and had been to watch an American wrestler called the Masked Zebra Kid fight several times. The autograph of the wrestler in the centre of the is surrounded by taken from a fan magazine.
(From the display caption September 2004)
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