'A Map of Days'

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'A Map of Days'

by Sir Grayson Perry
etching from four plates, artist's proof, 2013
43 3/4 in. x 59 5/8 in. (1111 mm x 1515 mm) overall
Purchased, 2015
Primary Collection
NPG 6998

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  • Sir Grayson Perry (1960-), Artist. Sitter in 10 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

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  • Sir Grayson Perry (1960-), Artist. Artist or producer of 1 portrait, Sitter in 10 portraits.

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Map of Days is a highly unusual self-portrait, taking the form of a map of a walled city. Areas in and around the city correspond to the life events, experiences and emotions of the artist Grayson Perry. Perry describes the city as dependent on the landscape in which it sits: 'I absorb the influences and the ideas of the landscape I find myself in'. This portrait was loosely inspired by a map depicting John Bunyan's 1678 allegory, The Pilgrim's Progress.

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