Getting home for Christmas.
Primary Artist
Joyce Allen (1916–1992)
Title
Other titles
(Christmas card 1987), Going home for Christmas
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Bowral, 28 Queen St View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; with pencil additions
Matrix size
9.0 x 21.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thick cream wove C.M.Fabriano cotton paper
Support size
13.6 x 26.1 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'Fabriano-100/100 cotton'
State
working state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Production notes
The christmas cards were sent out hand-coloured.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Subject description
Greeting card featuring man riding an emu to an outback homestead.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
1354
Accession number
94.865
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1993/94 (1994-06-29)
Provenance
The artist's family, by descent. Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the artist's family, 1994.
Credit line
Gift of Sarah, Jocelyn and Nicholas, the artist's children, in loving memory 1994.
Country of context
Australia
Notes
The christmas cards were sent out, hand-coloured Other title: Going home for Christmas
Creators
Allen, Joyce. | (1916–1992) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013