Arts: you can't trust Dawn Ridley

Primary Artist

EARTHWORKS POSTER COLLECTIVE (1972–1979)

Title

Arts: you can't trust Dawn Ridley

Date made

1975 – 1975/76

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, The Tin Sheds Art Workshop, University of Sydney, 162 City Road Darlington View on map Close map

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Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one stencil

Matrix size

45.7 x 31.8 cm (printed image)

Support

yellow paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with 1977 Mitch Johnson acquisition number lower left in black pencil, '11'., 2 of 2

Subject description

Image of Dawn Ridley as a devil stamping on the grave of the students union. The graves of other causes in the background.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

40218

Accession number

77.509.117

Accession method

Director's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Mark Arbuz, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Subject category

Student life

Country of context

Australia

Creators

EARTHWORKS POSTER COLLECTIVE | (1972–1979) Australian | Organisation | artist

MACKINOLTY, Chips | (1954–) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013