May-Day Palace Revolution Ball... Balmain Town Hall.
Primary Artist
Colin Little (1952–1982)
Title
May-Day Palace Revolution Ball... Balmain Town Hall.
Date made
1974
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, The Tin Sheds Art Workshop, University of Sydney, 162 City Road Darlington View on map Close map
Category
Poster
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions.
Subject description
A group of comic book and political characters carrying banners announcing the May Day Palace Revolution Ball, marching into the hills - six flying saucers are seen overhead. Performers at the Ball include the Captain Matchbox band.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
94140
Accession number
89.1116
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1988/89 (1989-06-29)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Chips Mackinolty, Sydney, 1989.
Credit line
Gift of Chips Mackinolty 1989
Subject categories
Workplace | Music | Ideology
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LITTLE, Colin | (1952–1982) Australian | Male | artist
EARTHWORKS POSTER COLLECTIVE | (1972–1979) Australian | Organisation | artist