Etching and aquatint on paper
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/richard-hamilton-1244" aria-label="More by Richard Hamilton" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Richard Hamilton</a>
Heteromorphism
Purchased 1982
abstraction
animals: insects & lower animals
biology
education, science and learning
from recognisable sources
literature (not Shakespeare)
literature and fiction
micro-organism
organic
society
Thompson, D’Arcy Wentworth, ‘On Growth and Form’
<p>These prints, with their tentative shapes resembling amoebae, anemones and other forms of microscopic life, were made in response to D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's book on morphology On Growth and Form (1917). The book was a scientific study of the forms in nature, which argued that recognisable mathematical structures can be found in all organisms. The print titled Heteromorphism was used as the cover of a catalogue for Growth and Form, an exhibition inspired by Thompson's theories, which Hamilton and Nigel Henderson organised in 1951, when they were both studying at the Slade School of Art. (See display cases).</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper print etching aquatint
8 October 2001 – 1 December 2002
2002-12-01
8 October 2001 – 1 December 2002
2002-12-01
2001-10-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-08
Independent Group
Collection based display
28 March 2012 – 14 October 2012
2012-10-14
28 March 2012 – 14 October 2012
2012-10-14
2012-03-28
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-03-28
Patrick Keiller
Collection based display
22 March 2013 – 6 October 2013
2013-10-06
22 March 2013 – 6 October 2013
2013-10-06
2013-03-22
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-03-22
Basic Design
Collection based display
20 September 2014 – 13 December 2014
2014-12-13
20 September 2014 – 13 December 2014
2014-12-13
2014-09-20
Hatton Gallery (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
2014-09-20
Basic Design display
Loan-out
Heteromorphism
image: 255 × 200 mm
support: 383 × 270mm
Purchased 1982
<p>These <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>prints</span></a>, with their tentative shapes resembling amoebae, anemones and other  forms of microscopic life, were made in response  to D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's book on morphology On Growth and <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/f/form" title="Glossary definition for 'Form'"><span>Form</span></a> (1917). The  book was a scientific study of the forms in nature, which argued that recognisable mathematical structures can be found in all organisms. The  print titled Heteromorphism was used as the cover of a catalogue for Growth and Form, an exhibition inspired by Thompson's theories, which Hamilton and Nigel Henderson organised in 1951, when they were both studying at the Slade School of Art. (See display cases).</p>
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2004-08-18T00:00:00
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<p><a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hamilton-heteromorphism-p07656" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07656</span></a> <b>Heteromorphism</b> 1951</p>
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<br/>Etching with aquatint and roulette 10 × 7 7/8 (255 × 200) on paper 15 1/8 × 10 5/8 (383 × 270), printed by the artist at the Slade School of Art, not editioned</p>
<p>Inscribed ‘R Hamilton’ b.r. and ‘8/20’</p>
<p>Purchased from the artist (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
<br/><i>Lit:</i> Hamilton no.41, repr. p.34
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<br/>[no further details]
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<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1982-84: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1986
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-26T00:00:00
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CATALOGUE_ENTRY
abstraction animals: insects & lower animals biology education, science and learning from recognisable sources literature and fiction literature (not Shakespeare) micro-organism organic society Thompson, D’Arcy Wentworth, ‘On Growth and Form’