Anthony Green RA, Me and Mary / 3

Me and Mary / 3, 1 June 2020

Anthony Green RA (1939 - 2023)

RA Collection: Art

Here, Anthony Green took an artwork initially intended for the 2020 Summer Exhibition ('Me and Mary') and alters it. He writes a letter meant for his wife - Mary Green - on top and around the the image, declaring his love and the desire to make this love known to all the 'Friends of the Royal Academy, fans and visitors.'

This work was produced for the Varnishing Day Portfolio: A Moment in Time project. With the onset of the global pandemic in Spring 2020, and for the first time in the history of the Royal Academy, the Summer Exhibition was postponed.The portfolio represents the first time that the community of Royal Academicians has collaborated on one piece of work as the project intended to document what this group of artists and architects were doing, thinking and making on 1 June 2020 (traditionally the annual RA celebration of 'Varnishing Day', the day when Royal Academicians traditionally celebrate the start of the Summer Exhibition and put the finishing touches to their works). The finished publication can be seen here https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/varnishing-day-portfolio

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Object details

Title
Me and Mary / 3
Artist/designer
Anthony Green RA (1939 - 2023)
Date
1 June 2020
Object type
Collage
Copyright owner
Medium
Collage, ink-jet, red ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions

330 mm x 255 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
21/334
Acquisition
Given by
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