Who painted Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album?

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album was painted by Kaffe Fassett in 2007.

Where can I see Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album?

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is held by Victoria and Albert Museum.

What movement is Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album?

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is associated with Contemporary Abstract.

Artwork

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

Kaffe Fassett , 2007

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is a watercolor work on paper by the Contemporary Abstract artist Kaffe Fassett. It dates from 2007 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2007 the Victoria and Albert Museum marked the 150th anniversary of its relocation to South Kensington with a commemorative album.

About this work

Fassett’s page could be a drawing, design, sketch, graphic, computer image, or just words.

Kaffe Fassett made a watercolour page for the V&A’s 150th anniversary album in 2007. The V&A invited 150 artists to share what inspired them about the museum. Fassett’s page could be a drawing, design, sketch, graphic, computer image, or just words.

This album marked the museum’s move to South Kensington in 1857. Fassett was one of many creatives who responded to the brief.

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Overview

In 2007 the Victoria and Albert Museum marked the 150th anniversary of its relocation to South Kensington with a commemorative album. One of the contributors, textile designer Kaffe Fassett, supplied a watercolour page that forms part of this collective tribute.

Subject & Meaning

The album invited each participant to convey what they found most inspiring about the museum and its holdings. Fassett’s contribution, rendered in watercolour, reflects his personal response to the V&A’s breadth of decorative arts and design.

Technique & Style

Executed as a single‑sheet watercolour, the work employs Fassett’s characteristic vivid palette and fluid brushwork. The medium allowed him to blend colour and line in a manner consistent with his broader practice in pattern and textile design.

History & Provenance

The project commissioned 150 leading creatives—artists, designers, architects and photographers—to create individual pages for the anniversary volume. Fassett’s page was produced specifically for this 2007 edition and remains part of the museum’s archival collection of the celebration.

Context

The 150‑year milestone commemorated the V&A’s move from Marlborough House to its purpose‑built South Kensington premises in 1857. The album served both as a record of contemporary creative perspectives and as a celebration of the institution’s long‑standing influence on design education and practice.

Artist & collection

Artist

Kaffe Fassett

Frank Havrah "Kaffe" Fassett, MBE (born December 7, 1937) is an American-born, British-based artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics.