Prospectus for "The Soul Cages".

Primary Artist

Tate Adams (1922–2018)

Title

Prospectus for "The Soul Cages".

Source

"The Soul Cages"

Date made

1958

Place made

Europe, Ireland, Leinster, Dublin View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving and letterpress printed in black ink (from one block)

Support

paper

Support size

18.1 x 22.8 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right in black pencil, 'Adams 33' [33 encircled]. Inscribed verso, lower right in black pencil, 'Adams 34' [34 encircled].

Subject description

Prospectus of two sample illustrations from a book, re-telling in words and pictures an old Irish legend.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

115245

Accession number

86.15

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Collection of the artist Harry Rosengrave (1899-1896), Melbourne. Purchased by the ANG from his family through Niagara Galleries, Melbourne, February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Ref Acc No 86.14 - reverse of sheet

Creators

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013