- Museum number
- 2006.2
- Object
- Oil painting: Michael Eavis by Jason Walker (b. 1970), Oil on canvas, 2006. Holburne Contemporary Portrait Prize 2004 commission.
- On display?
- No
- Simple name
- Painting
- Subject
- Portrait
- Dimensions
- framed: 5cm (d) x 140cm (h) x 124cm (w)
regular: 102.7cm (h) x 118.5cm (w)
Jason Walker (b. 1970)
Michael Eavis
2006
Oil on canvas
After a visit to the 1969 Bath Blues Festival, dairy farmer Michael Eavis decided to organise a similar event on his own farm. “I liked pop music and people so it seemed like a good idea to put the two together”, and so the Glastonbury Festival was born.
Cornwall-based Jason Walker is becoming widely known for his sensitive portraits and thoughtful still lifes. He has used one of the banners from the festival to create a dynamic backdrop to this portrait.
2006.2
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