pamapardu jukurrpa
Primary Artist
Bessie Nakamara Sims (1932–)
Title
Other titles
Flying ant dreaming
Source
The fire and water suite
Date made
2003
Place made
Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Editions, Building Orange 9, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in colour, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
16.0 x 20.0 cm (printed image)
Support
Hahnemühle 350 gsm paper
Support size
32.0 x 36.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
3/50
Edition information
Edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/50'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Pamapardu Jukurrpa'. Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Bessie'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Northern Editions blindstamp, lower right below image.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
145171
Accession number
2005.65.1.2
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2004/2005 (2005-02-23)
Provenance
All works come from the print workshop Northern Editions with a certificat of authenticity quoting "These prints are guaranteed to the be original work of the artist, collaborators and printers named. All prints have been signed under supervision at the Warlukurlangu Art Centre and bear the Northern Editions chop mark in the lower right hand corner."
Credit line
Purchased 2005
Creators
Sims, Bessie Nakamara. | (1932–) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist
Northern Editions Print Workshop. | (1993–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Diggens, Jo. | (1952–) Australian | Female | printer
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013