Invasion II
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Primary Artist
Frederick William Baira (1954–)
Title
Date made
1997
Place made
Australia, Australia, Queensland, Cairns, Cairns College of TAFE View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured a la coupe [wet on wet technique]
Matrix size
40.0 x 59.0 cm (printed image)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
56.5 x 76.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed dated and titled
Subject description
A print depcicting a Torres Straight Island scene with an 19th European sailing ship as a central image. Various types of traditional hunting implements are also shown.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
25878
Accession number
2000.28
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2000/2001 (2000-08-30)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Cairns College of TAFE, Cains, August 2000.
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2000
Copyright
© Frederick William Baira
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Baira, Fred William. | (1954–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | artist
Baira, Frederick William. | (1954–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | printer
Baira, Frederick William. | (1954–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | artist
Baira, Fred William. | (1954–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | printer
Last Updated
09 Jan 2013