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
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