Stephen Raw (b. 1952)
Hand-lettered extract from 'Last Post' 2009
Digital print | 62.3 x 47.2 cm (frame, external) | RCIN 812910
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Digital print after a calligraphic treatment of an excerpt from a poem by Carol Ann Duffy. The poem was commissioned by the BBC to mark the deaths of Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, two of the last surviving men who served in the First World War. The title refers to the bugle call played to remember those killed at war. The poem begins with two lines from 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen, before going on to imagine soldiers who died in the war coming back to life.
Provenance
Presented to the Royal Collection by the artist, 26 April 2010
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Medium and techniques
Digital print
Measurements
62.3 x 47.2 cm (frame, external)
46.8 x 32.0 cm (sight)