R.I.P. terra nullius
Primary Artist
Ellen Jose (1951–2017)
Title
Work number
Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1425
Date made
1995 – 1995, December
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
8.0 x 6.5 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream wove Velin Arche paper
Support size
28.5 x 18.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
workshop proof
Edition information
edition of 24; plus 2 artist's proofs, 1 right to print proof, 2 workshop proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Ellen José / 1995'. Titled lower centre right below printed image in black pencil, ''RIP.' Terra Nupper leftus'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'A.P.W'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Print workshop blindstamp lower right corner 'APW' [within rectangle]
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1425'
Subject description
Small black and white linocut print showing two feathers acrhing over a tombstone inscribed RIP Terra Nullius
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
124425
Accession number
2002.431.1425
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.
Credit line
Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002
Country of context
Australia
Creators
JOSE, Ellen | (1951–2017) Torres Strait Islander | Female | artist
AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop