Wheatfield

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Wheatfield

Entry/Object ID

1991.17.04

Tags

Westwood deinstall Fall 2023

Type of Print

Etching, Drypoint

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Acquisition

Accession

1991.17

Source or Donor

William A. McGill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William A. McGill

Made/Created

Artist

Charles Frederick Tunnecliffe

Date made

circa 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right of plate

Transcription

C.F. Tunnecliffe

Material/Technique

Pencil, In Artist's Hand

Type

Print number and run

Location

Bottom left of plate

Transcription

32/45

Material/Technique

Pencil, In Artist's Hand

Type

Title

Location

Bottom right of sheet

Transcription

Wheatfields ed.75

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Etching

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Plate

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

10-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Sheet

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

12 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe is best known in his native England for his work with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the equivalent of our own Audubon Society. Born near Macclesfield, just east of Wales, Tunnicliffe showed early promise as an artist and earned a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. There, due to his commendable draughtsmanship, he was encouraged to attend the new Etching and Engraving School. After graduation he taught for several years before returning to Macclesfield in 1928. After receiving great acclaim for his illustrations in the 1932 edition of Henry Williamson's 'Tarka the Otter', he went on to illustrate over one-hundred other books. Tunnicliffe's interest in birds eventually led him to a partnership for the RSPB, for whom he illustrated many cards, books and magazines. He also continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy. Today his memory is maintained by the West Park Museum of the Macclesfield Museums Trust and by the Charles Tunnicliffe Society."