Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Poem

Date made

1977

Category

Print

Print types

stencil | relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block; screenprint, printed from one stencil

Matrix size

11.0 x 7.4 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

26.5 x 19.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

16/20

Edition information

edition of 20

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated c.r., between images, black pencil, 'Hanrahan 77'. Inscribed c.l., between images, black pencil, 'Poem 16/20'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

155526

Accession number

92.304

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1991/92 (1992-04-30)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele, the artist's partner, 1992.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1992

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Image 2 is a verse "If hope grew on a bush,/ And joy grew on a tree,/ What a nosegay for the plucking/ There would be!".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013