Primary Artist

Charles Blackman (1928–2018)

Title

Bus stop [Schoolgirls with suitcase.]

Date made

1953

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

30.4 x 40.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove lithographic paper

Support size

37.9 x 50.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state?

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

no edition known; proofs only?

Production notes

The lithographs that Charles Blackman produced at the Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) in 1953 were not editioned and there is no contemporaneous record of their titles. In 1984 Blackman employed Larry Rawling to reproduce a number of these lithographs (9) as photo-screenprints. Virtually the same size as the originals, each was published titled, signed and numbered limited edition. The 1953 and 1984 publications are often conflated. The title assigned to this work, 'Bus stop', is that given by Blackman in 1984. [Roger Butler, 27 June 2026]

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

110104

Accession number

81.129

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1980/81 (1981-02-09)

Provenance

Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1981.

Credit line

Gift of James Mollison 1981

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Blackman, Charles. | (1928–2018) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

26 Jun 2026