Primary Artist

Tate Adams (1922–2018)

Title

Diary of a vintage. The work cycle of the year 1979 at Wynns Coonawarra Estate in South Australia.

Physical description

Bound book of [42] pp containing 26 wood-engravings

Source

Diary of a vintage. Melbourne: Lyrebird Press, 1981

Page or Plate number

collection record

Date made

1981

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood engravings, printed in black ink, each from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

21.1 x 21.0 cm (book (closed))

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

75/275

Edition information

Edition of 275 signed and numbered copies; additional 75 hors commerce copies

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

79124

Accession number

84.1414.1-24

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Lyre Bird Press, Townsville, 1984

Credit line

Purchased 1984

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | artist

Lyre Bird Press. | (1977–) Australian | Organisation | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013