Artist

Slater

Slater is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Slater never signed his prints, so no one’s sure what he looked like—just that he spent years hunched over copper plates in a London attic, biting his tongue to keep the acid fumes out. He carved every line freehand, which is why his “H Beard Print Collection” feels like a living thing: the beard hairs look as if they’re still growing. Slide into Gallery Tiles and tap that single, bristly sheet; you’ll see why a guy who hated the spotlight left the sharpest traces behind.

Works by Slater

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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