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Grayson Perry
Comfort Blanket -- Blanket, Human figure, Text Art by Grayson Perry

2014-2023

About the Item

Comfort Blanket, 2014-2023 Grayson Perry Blanket printed in colours With the artist's woven monogramme on a label verso Produced by Kit Grover Retail Culture Published by the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh Multiple: 180 × 140 cm (70.8 × 55.1 in) “This blanket is printed with a section of a large, 8 x 3 metre, tapestry I designed as a part of an exhibition entitled Who are You? At the National Portrait Gallery. Each of the works in the show is an image about the nature of identity. The tapestry, entitled Comfort Blanket, I see as a portrait of Britain to wrap yourself up in, a giant banknote, full of things we love, and love to hate. A friend whose family had walked out of Hungary fleeing the Soviets in 1956 said her mother referred to Britain as her ‘security blanket’. As their plane came in to land in the UK the tannoy relayed a message from the Queen saying ‘Welcome to Britain you are now in a safe country’. People still come to our country for its stability, safety and rule of law. We should be proud of that. The section on this blanket shows a British citizen surrounded by core values and institutions, some universally good, some quite particular to our country."
  • Creator:
    Grayson Perry (1960, British)
  • Creation Year:
    2014-2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 70.87 in (180 cm)Width: 55.12 in (140 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU809113141442
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