Gifted
From the Royal Academy to The Queen
Martin Clayton
224 pages
A stylish snapshot of contemporary British art
Cover for Gifted ©
Paperback, 210 × 172 mm
Over 110 colour illustrations
ISBN 978 1 909741 06 5
From its foundation in 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts has had a long and illustrious association with the monarchy. This publication records the Royal Academy’s gift to Her Majesty The Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee – more than one hundred works on paper by the Academicians, from traditional drawings, watercolours and etchings, to acrylics, screenprints, collages and even an iPad drawing.
It demonstrates the unsurpassed vitality of the Royal Academy, and includes works by Tracey Emin, David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Richard Long, Zaha Hadid, Grayson Perry and many others.
Martin Clayton is Head of Prints and Drawings, Royal Collection Trust. He has published extensively on the drawings in the Royal Collection.
Gifted
For the Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Academy of Arts presented over 100 works to The Queen
Highlights from the publication
Anthony Whishaw (b. 1930)
Seated Woman on Sofa/Bed
Tom Phillips (b. 1937)
Sixteen Appearances of the Union Jack
Humphrey Ocean (b. 1951)
Birds at Ngong
Frederick Cuming (1930-2022)
Studio Evening Moonrise
Sir Michael Hopkins (b. 1935)
Buckingham Palace Ticket Office
Stephen Farthing (b. 1950)
Study for the 5th Miracle Painting
Ken Draper (b. 1944)
Vertical Space
David Hockney (b. 1937)
2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Cornelia Parker (b. 1956)
Spitting Sugar
Sir Richard MacCormac (1938-2014)
