25 April – 29 September 2024
This display highlighted the significant collection of contemporary British art held at the Museum through a selection of around 100 prints and drawings, dating from 1960 to today.
In 2001 the Museum received a grant from the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation to purchase works on paper by artists based in Britain. Founded by theatre and retail prop designers Adel Rootstein (1930‒92) and Richard Hopkins (1927‒2000), the foundation aimed to support living artists and designers. Around 300 works have been acquired by the Museum as a result, transforming the contemporary Prints and Drawings collection.
Presenting around 100 highlights from this group, the exhibition demonstrated the range and diversity of the works acquired, which include prints by David Hockney, Michael Craig-Martin, Cornelia Parker and Yinka Shonibare CBE as well as drawings by Richard Deacon, Celia Paul and Soheila Sokhanvari.
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April 25, 2024
