BIB_ID
345900
Accession number
MA 8455
Creator
Botten, Bill, 1935-
Published
[London, 2010]
Credit line
Man Booker Prize Collection. Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2012.
Description
1 painting.
Notes
When Random House acquired Jonathan Cape in 1987, most of Botten's original artwork for book jacket designs was lost, including that for Midnight's Children. This painting was commissioned by Peter Straus in 2010.
11 7/8 x 18 3/4 in (310 x 474 mm)
Inscriptions/Markings
Typed label on verso reads: "This is a re-creation by Bill Botten of his jacket artwork for 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie. Published by Jonathan Cape in1981."
Provenance
Commissioned by Peter Straus in 2010; purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2012 and added to the Booker Prize collection of Peter Straus.
Summary
A recreation of his design for the cover of Salman Rushdie's novel Midnight's Children on CS10 illustration board.
Medium
Acrylic wash, pen, ink and pencil on board.
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