Cecil Collins

Original design for the cover of, ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins

[c.1947]

Original design for the cover of, ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins

Created by
Cecil Collins 1908–1989
Date
[c.1947]
Medium
Paint on paper
Dimensions
253 x 225 mm
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Cecil Collins, ‘Original design for the cover of, ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins ’ [c.1947]

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Created by
Cecil Collins 1908–1989
Title
Original design for the cover of, ‘The Vision of the Fool’, by Cecil Collins
Date
[c.1947]
Description
Includes annotation by Elisabeth Collins on the back: 'Cecil's original drawing for the cover of the first edition of The Vision of The Fool'.
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by the trustees of the estate of Elisabeth Collins, June 2000 and July 2003.
Reference
TGA 200015/2/1/4/1
Neo-romanticism

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