Black Deaths

Primary Artist

Bill Hay (1956–)

Title

Black Deaths

Other titles

(Black deaths in custody)

Source

In Mugs, mates and monitors, series of 10 lithographs by Bill Hay, Brisbane: Ray Hughes Gallery, 1989.

Page or Plate number

no.10.

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 2337

Date made

1989 – 1989, June - August

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Matrix size

38.0 x 28.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thick cream wove Arches BFK Rives paper

Support size

60.0 x 46.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2

Edition information

edition of 20 [10 handcoloured]; plus 3 artist's proofs, 3 printer's proofs, 2 workshop proofs [1 black and white, 1 coloured], 1 presentation proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'HAY' (undated). Titled verso, lower right edge in black pencil, ' 'BLACK DEATHS' '. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, 'A.P.W. 2'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Print workshop blindstamp lower right, 'VPW' [within rectangle]

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 2337'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

125337

Accession number

2002.431.2337

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.

Credit line

Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hay, Bill. | (1956–) Australian | Male | artist

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013