American History 2019, 2020

by Rose Wylie RA

We are delighted to present this screenprint made by Rose Wylie RA specially for the RA Schools.

Derived from a series of coloured pencil drawings made whilst visiting New York, this print references American iconography and highlights Wylie’s perennial passion for working with popular culture, media, and daily observations.

Published in the RA Schools as an edition of 40, each print is signed and numbered by the artist.

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Artwork details

Material Screenprint
Dimensions 36 x 48cm
Edition of 1

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Product story

During a trip to the USA, Wylie encountered the many facets of contemporary America culture as defined by advertising and pop culture - from billboards promoting cars to the omnipresent global phenomenon that is Mickey Mouse. Using these visual archetypes as a narrative device, Wylie creates a wry, freewheeling artwork, in which she combines her signature spontaneous style with graphic simplicity.

At the time of producing the print, Wylie was experimenting with the diptych format and decided to combine these two images side by side to simultaneously record her visit to New York and to comment on modern American history.

About Rose Wylie RA

Rose Wylie is a painter. She studied at Folkestone and Dover School of Art, and at the Royal College of Art. All of her work is centred on painting and drawing. Wylie represented Great Britain in Women To Watch, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C in 2010. Her first retrospective exhibition was held at the Jerwood Gallery,... Go to artist page