One snake two fish three birds
Primary Artist
Sally Morgan (1951–)
Title
One snake two fish three birds
Date made
1986
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen
Matrix size
45.4 x 45.8 cm (image)
Support
white wove Canson JA Dessin paper
Support size
75.2 x 59.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
blindstamp: lower edge, '/// DESSIN JA///', repeated
State
published state
Impression
10/70
Edition information
edition of 70
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed on screen lower right corner 'S [artist's monogram]'. Signed on comp lower right corner in black pencil, 'Sally Morgan ...'. Not dated. Inscribed on comp lower right corner in black pencil, '...10/70'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
68867
Accession number
87.808
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Birukmarri Gallery, 47 Hight Street, Fremantle 6160.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Fish
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Letter from artist, file 84/822 pt2 folio 30 "This is an attempt to communicate how special country is. God made our country and all that lives here and we are all tied together. There is a spirit in us that binds us to this country and, like a circle, it cannot be broken." A leaflet which was used at Birrik is slightly different file 84/822 pt2 folio 24 "This land is special/ God made the land and all that lives here/ We are all tied together/ There is a spirit in us that binds us to this/ Place and like a circle it cannot be broken." Morgan, Sally The art of Sally Morgan Melbourne, Viking, 1996 This print is not listed in the book
Creators
Morgan, Sally. | (1951–) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013