To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower

Date made

1962

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

36.0 x 22.9 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image 2, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan/ 1962'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

146101

Accession number

91.1073

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from aGOG (Australian Girls Own Gallery), Canberra, 1991.

Credit line

Purchased 1991

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Image 2 contains verse by William Blake, u.l.-u.r., "To see a World/ in a Grain of Sand", l.l.-l.r., "And Heaven in a Wild Flower".

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013