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Adrian Henri, Hedgerow, 1981

Artist: Adrian Henri (1932 – 2000)

Title: Hedgerow

Year: 1981

Medium: Print

Dimensions: H: 76cm W: 56cm

Accession Number: 266

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Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy, 1981

Artist: Adrian Henri (1932 – 2000)

Title: Souvenir of Normandy

Year: 1981

Medium: Set of six screenprints

Dimensions: H: 87.2cm W:67.5 cm [For moving image, add duration]

Accession Number: 267 [1-6]

Acquisition info:

The screen-prints were produced at the Manchester Print Workshop which was once based in Salford. The University has a collection of prints from this Workshop, which exemplify the vibrancy of print-making practice in the 1980s.

Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy I, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
A collage-like screen print on cream paper with abstract dark sketches in the top right and lower centre. In the top left is a reproduction of a monocrome photograph of sheep in a field. Below is a small sketch on a white rectangle of paper showing a figure. There is a scrap of a red, white and brown label in the lower right corner.
Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy II, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
An abstract, collage like screenprint on a cream background. In the upper centre is a blue sketch of a tree line. Below this to the left is a scrap of a cutting reading 'gissem' in burgandy on white. To the right of this is a sketch on a white rectangle depicting a memorial statue. In the bottom right is a depiction of a simple purple flower with a green stem.
Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy III, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
A screenprint on cream depicts two simple trees in the upper left. Below this in the centre there is French text in red, over abstract green and brown marks, reading, ' "A la renommee de la Brioche d'Antan" A.Lanchon 1, rue Saint-Jaques Dippe' before becoming obscured by the marks.
Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy IV, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.
A collage like screenprint on cream with an abstract landscape sketch in grey. In the top left there is a simple depiction of a flower with pink petals and a yellow stem. In the centre left is a depiction of sardines in a tin with the lid peeled back to reveal them. In the bottom right corner there is a scrap of print with bold lettering in white on blue.
Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy V, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.

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