Blood Collage, c. 1850-60, John Bingley Garland, British, 1791–1875, 20 5/8 × 15 1/8 in. (52.4 × 38.4 cm) (sheet)29 1/2 × 24 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (74.9 × 61.8 × 4.4 cm) (outer frame), Collage of engraving and gold paper, with gouache, red india ink, gold paint, and inscriptions in pen and ink, on buff backing paper, England, 19th century, John Bingley Garland was a prosperous English merchant, politician, public servant, and collage artist. He lived in Newfoundland for four years, in two different stints, where he managed his family’s fish trading business, and served, notably, as the first Speaker of Newfoundland’s House of Parliament. In 1834 he returned to England, where he ran his family’s firm until his death at age 83. Forty-five accomplished, fantastical 'Blood Collages' by Garland survive, all likely executed in the 1850s—62 years before the medium of collage was officially 'invented' by Picasso or Braque. Garland’s practice grew out of the Victorian craze for scrapbooking and decoupage, but little from that period hints at the extraordinary artistic heights he would take it.
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Blood Collage, 1850-60, John Bingley Garland, British, 1791–1875, sheet, outer frame, Collage, engraving, gold paper, gouache, red india ink, gold paint, inscriptions, pen, ink, buff backing paper, England, 19th century, John Bingley Garland, prosperous English merchant, politician, public servant, collage artist, lived, Newfoundland, four years, two different stints, managed, family's fish trading business, served, notably, first Speaker, Newfoundland's House, Parliament, 1834, returned, England, ran, family's firm, death, age 83, Forty-five accomplished, fantastical Blood Collages, Garland survive, executed, 1850s—62 years, medium, collage, officially invented, Picasso, Braque, Garland's practice grew out, Victorian craze, scrapbooking, decoupage, little, period hints, extraordinary artistic heights
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