Primary Artist

Hermia Boyd (1931–2000)

Title

Dancers.

Source

Sappho of Lesbos

Date made

1978

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint

Matrix size

15.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

rice paper

Support size

33.4 x 25.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

5/30

Edition information

proposed edition of 30 (but only 15 sets printed. The image 'Someone I tell you', printed only faintly, so it was decided to stop the edition at 15 and rework the plate. This did not eventuate).

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

33701

Accession number

78.841.16

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1978/79 (1978-09-12)

Credit line

Purchased 1978

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Boyd, Hermia. | (1931–2000) Australian | Female | artist