| Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
| Object Name | Painting (History Lesson) |
| Picture |
| Object Number | ABDUA:30710 |
| Other Number | x |
| Other Number Type | Old number |
| Brief Description | History Lesson, a graffiti-style collage in ink, pencil, watercolour and gouache on a rough whitewashed canvas. It once decorated student residences on campus. The artist was imitating the scribbles often found in public bathrooms and includes many puns and innuendos. Steel frame that may have been selected to mirror the type of chrome and steel fittings found in many public bathrooms. Unfinished painting to the reverse. |
| Content Description | History Lesson |
| Dimensions | W:1320mm, L:1320mm |
| Materials | Mixed media |
| Condition | Good |
| Technique | Painting; drawing |
| Maker | Knox, John (Jack), 1936-2015 |
| Object Production Date | 1972 |
| Place Key | Europe, Scotland |
| Aquisition Source | Purdie, Dansken John |