Book cover design

Primary Artist

Mitzi Shearer (1909–1995)

Title

Book cover design

Date made

1978

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Perth View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from four blocks

Matrix size

35.6 x 23.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

56.0 x 38.1 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

1/8

Edition information

edition of 8

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below black pencil, 'Shearer '78'. Inscribed lower centre below printed image in black pencil, ' 'Book cover design ' '. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '1/8'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

10675

Accession number

97.165

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1997/98 (1997-09-11)

Provenance

Gift of the artist through her estate to the NGA, September 1997.

Credit line

Gift of the artist 1995

Country of context

Australia

Creators

SHEARER, Mitzi | (1909–1995) Female | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013