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Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album, by Cath Kidston, 2007

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

Cath Kidston

2007

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is a 2007 by Cath Kidston, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Cath Kidston
When & what style?
2007
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Cath Kidston drew a page for the V&A’s 150th birthday album in 2007. The brief asked artists to share what excited them about the museum’s collection. Her drawing joined 149 other works by designers, photographers, and architects. The project celebrated the V&A’s move to South Kensington in the 1850s. Each page could be any style—sketches, graphics, words, even digital images. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

Cath Kidston contributed a page to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 150th-anniversary album in 2007, one of 150 created by artists, designers, architects, and photographers to reflect on the museum’s collections and significance. The album consists of three volumes, with this page included among 60 entries in the second volume. The contribution could take the form of a drawing, design, sketch, graphic, digital image, or written message, as specified in the brief.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston used to wake up at 5 a.m. to sketch teapots and floral patterns before her day job running a tiny shop in London. She’s the reason your aunt’s kitchen looks like it’s wearing a vintage apron—pastel florals…

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