Primary Artist

Eric Thake (1904–1982)

Title

A Comment - no.9,10, January 1942

Physical description

a bound book of [12] pp incluing linocut illustration by Eric Thake.

Source

Cecily Crozier (ed.), A comment. Melbourne: Cecil Crozier, 1940-47

Reference

A comment (1940-47), 9-10

Date made

1942 – January 1942

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in green ink, from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

14.4 x 26.6 cm (printed image)

Support

medium cream wove paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Unsigned. Undated. Untitled. Uninscribed.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

157464

Accession number

82.2585

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1982/83 (1982-11-08)

Provenance

Gift of James Gleeson, the magazine's Sydney distributor, to the NGA, November 1982.

Credit line

Gift of James Gleeson 1982

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Collection: The James Gleeson collection of Australian and European illustrated and surrealist books, acquired 1982.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Thake, Eric. | (1904–1982) Australian | Male | artist

Bradley Printers. | (1940–) Australian | Organisation | printer

Crozier, Cecily. | (1912–2007) Australian | Female | publisher