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Victoria Falls
Presented by Editions Alecto through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
cliff
countries and continents
landscape
natural features (non-UK)
natural phenomena
places
rainbow
South Africa
Victoria Falls
water: inland
waterfall
<p>Procktor was born in Dublin and came to England as a child. In 1958 he enrolled at the Slade School where he was taught by William Coldstream. He travelled around Europe in the early 1960s and, with the encouragement of David Hockney, he began to produce prints. In 1996 he was</p><p>elected Royal Academician.</p><p>Procktor visited southern Africa in 1974 travelling to Johannesburg, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victoria Falls. In both these prints he captures the colour and light of the African landscape.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper print intaglio
Victoria Falls
image: 204 × 124 mm
Presented by Editions Alecto through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
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<span class="text0">Procktor was born in Dublin and came to England as a      child. In 1958 he enrolled at the Slade School where he was taught by      William Coldstream. He travelled around Europe in the early 1960s and, with      the encouragement of David Hockney, he began to produce <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>. In 1996 he      was  </span>
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<span class="text0">elected Royal Academician.</span><span class="text18">
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<span class="text0">Procktor visited southern Africa in 1974 travelling to      Johannesburg, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victoria Falls.  In both      these prints he captures the colour and light of the African landscape. </span>
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cliff countries and continents landscape natural features (non-UK) natural phenomena places rainbow South Africa Victoria Falls waterfall water: inland