Museum number
2006.2
Object
Oil painting: Michael Eavis by Jason Walker (b. 1970), Oil on canvas, 2006. Holburne Contemporary Portrait Prize 2004 commission.
Materials
Oil
On display?
No

Further description

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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