Forster, Peter, 1934-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1934
Biography
Wood engraver and graphic designer.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
"Awful Brevity I", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.009
Scope and Contents
Print number 1 with dark blue and green ink on tissue paper.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity II", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.008
Scope and Contents
Print number 2 with blue, green, and orange ink.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity III", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.007
Scope and Contents
Print number 3 with yellow and orange ink.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity IV", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.006
Scope and Contents
Print 4 with tissue paper mask 1a. Print 4 is a combination of prints 2 and 3.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity V", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.005
Scope and Contents
Print number 5 with blue, yellow, and orange ink.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity VI", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.004
Scope and Contents
Print number 6 with purple ink.
Dates:
circa 1991
"Awful Brevity VII", circa 1991
Item
Identifier: 2011.037.003
Scope and Contents
Second to last print (7) with tissue paper mask 1b. Print 7 is a combination of prints 5 and 6.
Dates:
circa 1991
Merlin Holland collection of Peter Forster's De Profundis color woodblock prints, approximately 1991-2011
Collection
Identifier: 2011-037
Scope and Contents
Peter Forster's color prints and masks of the image "Awful Brevity" used in the 1991 Folio Society edition of Oscar Wilde's De Profundis. The prints serve as an illustrative example of the printmaking process.
Dates:
1991 - 2011
Peter Forster De Profundis black and white woodcut prints
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2011-032