The Three Graces

John Furnival, Ken Cox, Diana Seymour, Tim Noel-Johnson

Published by Openings Press, Bath, U.K., 1969

About this Item

Screen print from a photograph taken by Diana Seymour of the sculptural work 'The Three graces' by Ken Cox, a 'three part motorised word sclpture with aleatoric elements'. Printed red on white stock. 300x300mm, unsigned. Offprint from the Ken Cox portfolio, a memorial publication by John Furnival, designed to 'act as a record of the work that [Cox] executed in the last years of his life, and as a memorial to him'. Ken Cox died on November 8 1968 as a result of injuries recieved in a road accident. The portfolio was published in an edition of 45, each containing 8 numbered screenprints and a colophon card with a short biography of Ken Cox. There are thought to be less than 15 offprints of each card that were mostly given to the family of Ken Cox as gifts by Furnival. Therefore total estimate of the edition size is 60 copies. The print was designed and executed by Tim Noel-Johnson. Furnival in later years has mentioned what an exceptionally talented group of printmaking students he had during this period at the Bath Academy of Art. There are four different prints of The Three Graces in the portfolio, thic copy being the 2nd print (p. 3 in the portfollio). Seller Inventory # 68769021

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Three Graces

Publisher: Openings Press, Bath, U.K.

Publication Date: 1969

Condition: Fine