Primary Artist

Garry Shead (1942–)

Title

Orpheus

Date made

1974

Place made

Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

photo-screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils

Matrix size

42.0 x 69.8 cm (printed image)

Support

wove 'Kent' paper

Support size

55.8 x 76.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: on right side, 'J & L H KENT'

State

published state

Impression

6/34

Edition information

edition of 34

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in pen and ink, 'Garry Shead' Dated lower right in pen and ink, '1974'. Titled lower centre below printed image in pen and ink, 'Orpheus'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in pen and ink, '6/34'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

94473

Accession number

83.1808

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Purchased by James Mollison for the Philip Morris Arts Grant (1973-82). Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd., October 1982.

Credit line

Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1982.

Copyright

© Garry Shead

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Shead, Garry. | (1942–) Australian | Male | artist