Primary Artist

James Flett (1906–1986)

Title

"Before Dawn".

Source

Blamire Young (intro.) Pirates. Sydney: Frank Johnson, 1931

Page or Plate number

plate 5.

Reference

49/50

Date made

1931

Place made

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

43.8 x 32.2 cm (printed image)

Support

antique wove paper

Support size

55.2 x 42.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

80639

Accession number

78.1472.17

Accession method

Unknown

Provenance

Acquired by the Australian National Gallery, from an unknown source, by January 1978.

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Johnson, Frank. | (1900–1960) Australian | Male | publisher

Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

17 Jun 2024