Lithograph on paper
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Illustration to Face Dances
Presented by Simon Wilson 1981
abstraction
adults
aircraft, civil
arts and entertainment
body
Chinese / Japanese text
Daltrey, Roger
Entwistle, John
eye
figure
fine art and design, named works
from recognisable sources
groups
head / face
individuals: male
inscriptions
Jones, Kenney
leisure and pastimes
man
mouth
music and entertainment
music, pop
musician
named groups
named individuals
number
objects
people
Picasso, Pablo, painting, ‘Three Musicians’
portraits
singer
skull
society
symbols and personifications
Townshend, Pete
transport: air
Who, The
work and occupations
paper print lithograph
Illustration to the cover of ‘Face Dances’
image: 225 × 253 mm
Presented by Simon Wilson 1981
<p><b>P11031</b> FACE DANCES 1981
<br/>Inscribed ‘Peter Blake’ bottom right and ‘34/300’
<br/>Lithograph, printed at Trademasters, 8 7/8× 10 (22.5×25.3)
<br/>Presented by Simon Wilson 1981
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<br/>This <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>print</span></a> was editioned to be given away at the launching party for the album of the same title by The Who. The idea had arisen when Blake met Pete Townshend in America and was commissioned to design the album cover. The members of the group were to be photographed and then painted by sixteen different artists. The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portraits</span></a>, reading from left to right, are by:
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<br/>Pete Townshend: Bill Jacklin, Tom Phillips, Colin Self and Richard Hamilton
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<br/>Roger Daltrey: Michael Andrews, Allen Jones, David Inshaw and David Hockney
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<br/>John Entwistle: Clive Barker, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin and Patrick Caulfield
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<br/>Kenney Jones: Peter Blake, Joe Tilson, Patrick Procktor and David Tindle.
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<br/>Besides this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/edition" title="Glossary definition for 'Edition'"><span>edition</span></a> and the album cover itself an unnumbered poster edition was issued with the album. The photo-<a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/lithography" title="Glossary definition for 'Lithography'"><span>lithograph</span></a> was made from the original <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/collage" title="Glossary definition for 'Collage'"><span>collage</span></a> assembled by Blake.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-13T00:00:00
catalogue-entry
CATALOGUE_ENTRY
abstraction adults aircraft, civil arts and entertainment body Chinese / Japanese text Daltrey, Roger Entwistle, John eye figure fine art and design, named works from recognisable sources groups head / face individuals: male inscriptions Jones, Kenney leisure and pastimes man mouth music and entertainment musician music, pop named groups named individuals number objects people Picasso, Pablo, painting, ‘Three Musicians’ portraits singer skull society symbols and personifications Townshend, Pete transport: air Who, The work and occupations