Goonoomoo (Snake spirit)

Primary Artist

Johnny Bulunbulun (1946–)

Title

Goonoomoo (Snake spirit)

Date made

1984

Place made

Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Canberra School of Art View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones

Matrix size

56.0 x 37.8 cm (printed image)

Support

hand made paper [bullrush]

Support size

71.8 x 49.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

5/50

Edition information

edition of 50, plus 5 proofs, additional 5 proofs on bullrush paper

Production notes

Theo Tremblay has supplied the following details of this lithograph's production: Hand printed stone lithograph. Johnny applied gum acacia to areas designated white first. He then applied oleified bitumen in areas designated black. Finally a tone was created by air brushing the bitumen into areas traditionally reserved for areas of tone such as yellow ochre. An edition of 50 was printed onto fabriano No. 5 300gsm cotton paper, as were five additional proofs reserved for the printers, the print workshop collection, and Joe Croft, publisher. An additional five proofs were pulled on bleached bullrush paper, made by Ganor Cardew especially for the project.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below printed image in pink and gold paint [fingerprint]. Not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41750

Accession number

86.53

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

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

Credit line

Purchased 1986

Copyright

© Johnny Bulunbulun. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Bulunbulun, Johnny. | (1946–) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

Canberra School of Art, Printmaking Workshop. | (1978–1998) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Tremblay, Theo. | (1952–) American | Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013