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"It's like college...": PD.34-1970

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

"It's like college..."

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Calman, Mel

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Calman, Mel

Measurements and weight

Height: 101 mm
Width: 64 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1970-07) by Calman, Mel

Dating

Production date: AD 1970-07

Note

The cartoon appeared in the 'Sunday Times', 12 July 1970, and is a comment upon the sentences passed on Cambridge undergraduates the previous week at Hertford Assizes by Justice Melford Stevenson. The students were convicted as a result of the part they played in the Cambridge Green House Hotel riot, which took place in February 1970.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite, with ink margins on a sheet of paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Calman
  • Location: Lower right, below margin
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: It's like college / only the / food's better...
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Inscription present: in addition, a number of compositor's marks

  • Text: Sunday 12 July
  • Location: On the sheet, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.34-1970
Primary reference Number: 9260
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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