Artwork
Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album
Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is a drawing by Morag Myerscough. It dates from 2007 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2007 the Victoria and Albert Museum marked its 150th year at South Kensington with a commemorative album.
About this work
The V&A invited top artists, designers and photographers to share what inspired them about the museum’s collections.
Morag Myerscough made a single-page drawing for the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 150th birthday album in 2007. The V&A invited top artists, designers and photographers to share what inspired them about the museum’s collections. Each contributor could use a drawing, sketch, graphic or even just words.
Myerscough chose drawing. Her page reflected on the museum’s role as a creative home for all kinds of objects and ideas.
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Overview
In 2007 the Victoria and Albert Museum marked its 150th year at South Kensington with a commemorative album. One page of this publication was contributed by artist Morag Myerscough, who presented a single-sheet drawing as her response to the museum’s anniversary.
Subject & Meaning
Myerscough’s illustration contemplates the V&A as a gathering place for diverse objects and ideas, emphasizing the institution’s function as a supportive environment for creative practice across disciplines.
Technique & Style
Choosing a hand-drawn approach, the artist employed line work and composition to convey her interpretation, adhering to the brief that allowed contributors to work in drawing, sketch, graphic or textual formats.
History & Provenance
The drawing was created specifically for the museum’s 150‑year celebration and was included in the limited‑edition anniversary album distributed by the V&A. It remains part of the museum’s archival record of the event.
Context
The album invited 150 prominent figures from art, design, architecture and photography to reflect on what the V&A’s collections inspire in them. Myerscough’s contribution sits alongside a range of visual and textual entries that together document contemporary responses to the museum’s legacy.
Artist & collection
Artist
Morag Myerscough is a British artist and designer known globally for creating installations and immersive spatial public artworks that transform places and champion community and public interaction.
