When fishes flew and forests walked (Illustration from C. K. Chesterton's The Donkey) (1935)

Tom Chadwick

wood-engraving

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

When fishes flew and forests walked (Illustration from C. K. Chesterton's The Donkey) (1935)

Photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Semi-abstract composition with donkey balanced on hand, forest and fishes; illustration from C K Chesterton's 'The Donkey'. 1935 Wood-engraving. Signed, titled and numbered 24/60.

Technique:

Wood-engraving

Dimensions:

25.3 x 20.3 cm

Accession Number:

1937,0710.59

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1936

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1936; presented to Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1936

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

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