Being and nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Primary Artist
Bea Maddock (1934–2016)
Title
Being and nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Physical description
Artist-made box containing 27 pages of hand written text on artist-made paper impregnated with wax
Source
Being and nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Page or Plate number
parts 1-27.
Date made
1982
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Macedon View on map Close map
Category
Artist's book
Technique
handwritten text
Matrix size
33.0 x 24.6 cm (box)
Support
handmade paper impregnated with beeswax; in artist-made box
Support size
29.2 x 21.2 cm (sheet)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Titled, signed and dated inner lid of box in black pencil, ' 'Being and Nothingness'/ Bea Maddock '82.'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
94673
Accession number
84.2840.1-27
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1984/85 (1984-12-11)
Provenance
Gift of the artist to the NGA, December 1984.
Credit line
Gift of the artist 1984
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: ArtistÂ’s book
Country of context
Australia
Creators
MADDOCK, Bea | (1934–2016) Australian | Female | artist