Oh tis the King
Etching
1974 (made)
1974 (made)
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Etching, 'Oh tis the King' (Otis Redding), by David Oxtoby, 1974
David Oxtoby (b. 1938) is a Yorkshire-born painter and print-maker who has devoted himself to the celebration of rock music and the commemorations of rock idols. He attended the Bradford Regional College of Art from 1950 to 1957 . Oxtoby has captured Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Stevie Wonder, and Mick Jagger to name but a few. Most of them painted from collections of photographs rather than from life. Oxtoby said "I try not to meet them, I don't want to spoil my image of them".
Singer-songwriter Otis Redding was the voice of soul music. '1967' on the etching refers to the year of his death in a plane crash. The song "The Dock of the Bay" became his first and only No. 1 hit in 1968.
David Oxtoby (b. 1938) is a Yorkshire-born painter and print-maker who has devoted himself to the celebration of rock music and the commemorations of rock idols. He attended the Bradford Regional College of Art from 1950 to 1957 . Oxtoby has captured Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Stevie Wonder, and Mick Jagger to name but a few. Most of them painted from collections of photographs rather than from life. Oxtoby said "I try not to meet them, I don't want to spoil my image of them".
Singer-songwriter Otis Redding was the voice of soul music. '1967' on the etching refers to the year of his death in a plane crash. The song "The Dock of the Bay" became his first and only No. 1 hit in 1968.
Object details
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| Title | Oh tis the King (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Coloured etching |
| Brief description | Etching, 'Oh tis the King' (Otis Redding), by David Oxtoby, 1974 |
| Physical description | Coloured etching in blue and black of Otis Redding. Signed and dated in pencil by David Oxtoby. |
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| Summary | Etching, 'Oh tis the King' (Otis Redding), by David Oxtoby, 1974 David Oxtoby (b. 1938) is a Yorkshire-born painter and print-maker who has devoted himself to the celebration of rock music and the commemorations of rock idols. He attended the Bradford Regional College of Art from 1950 to 1957 . Oxtoby has captured Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Stevie Wonder, and Mick Jagger to name but a few. Most of them painted from collections of photographs rather than from life. Oxtoby said "I try not to meet them, I don't want to spoil my image of them". Singer-songwriter Otis Redding was the voice of soul music. '1967' on the etching refers to the year of his death in a plane crash. The song "The Dock of the Bay" became his first and only No. 1 hit in 1968. |
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| Accession number | S.465-1980 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2013 |
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