not titled [Straightening the spears]

Primary Artist

Turkey Tolsen Tjupurrula (1938–2001)

Title

not titled [Straightening the spears]

Date made

1992

Date details

printed/finished 1992

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Finding location.

Loading map tiles.

Unfortunately the location could not be loaded.

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in brown ink, from one block

Matrix size

45.0 x 30.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thick pink wove paper

Support size

54.0 x 37.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

4/20

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated upper right side in black pencil, 'TURKEY TOLSEN 1992'. Titled lower right side in black pencil, 'STRAIGHTENING SPEARS'. Inscribed lower right side in black pencil, '4/20'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Publisher's rubber stamp verso lower right, 'Utopia Art Sydney'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil 'Christopher Hodges'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

2154

Accession number

94.1144

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1994/95 (1994-08-24)

Credit line

Gift of Chris Hodges and Helen Eager 1994

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Rubber stamp reverse u.l.c., "Utopia Art Sydney". Inscribed reverse l.r.c, pencil "Christopher Hodges".

Creators

Eager, Helen. | (1952–) Australian | Female | printer

UTOPIA ART SYDNEY | Organisation | publisher

Hodges, Christopher. | (1954–) Australian | Male | printer

Tjupurrula, Turkey Tolsen | (1938–2001) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013