"On behalf of the Trustees of the V&A, I am writing
formally to thank you for your most generous gift of eight sketchbooks
containing work used for the zines Future Fantasteek! (official Museum nos
E.382-2026 to E.389-2026) to the V&A Museum.
The V&A is delighted to confirm acceptance of these striking sketchbooks,
which make a valuable addition to our large illustration collection in a range
of processes, as well as forming a fascinating visual diary and snapshot of a
decade of life in Britain in the 2000s.
When they are not on display in one of the V&A's sites or loaned to other
museums elsewhere through our active international loans programme, the
artworks will be held in the prints and drawings collection and will be
available to view on request in the Museum's Prints and Drawings Study Room,
where we will be able to share them with visitors, students and researchers for
many years to come."
Annemarie Bilclogh - Frederick Warne Curator of Illustration
Art, Architecture Photograph and Design Departement
V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
(Excerpt from acceptance letter dated 10th March 2026)
NOTE ABOUT THE ACQUISITION PROCESS
This process of confirmation had to pass through three stages of Museum peer
review and took just under a year for approval to be granted:
Stage 1. Prints and Drawings curators discuss the sketchbooks
There are 8 books, dated 2006>2011 these are 19cm x 25cm and each contains
120pages.
Stage 2. Senior Curators discuss and view the artefacts
in-person.
Stage 3. Collections team meets to approve acquisitions
Deed of gift and copyright forms signed and witnessed.
