Coming up fir air; Gippsland forests are pining away. (Poster for Environment Protest Street Exhibition and Street Theatre,

Primary Artist

Joan Jesse (1955–1978)

Title

Coming up fir air; Gippsland forests are pining away. (Poster for Environment Protest Street Exhibition and Street Theatre,

Date made

1976 – (1976)

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Churchill, Gippsland College of Advanced Educat View on map Close map

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Category

Poster

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

60.9 x 50.7 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Inscribed lower left below printed image, 'JOAN JESSE - GIAE / POSTER SUPPORTING SEC MAITENANCE / WORKERS STRIKE 1977 / LINO CUT 50.8 X 60.8 cm'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

61362

Accession number

79.2226

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1979/80 (1979-09-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Wonderful Art Nuances Club, Gippsland Institute of Advance Education, Churchill, Victoria, 1979. The group of 27 posters were cut and printed by students and staff of the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education on themes relating to the local enviroment.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Wonderful Art Nuances Club. | (1976–) Australian | Organisation | artist

Jesse, Joan. | (1955–1978) Australian | English | Female | artist