Bruce the Barbarian
Primary Artist
Martin Kinney (1961–)
Title
Date made
1989
Category
Poster
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from nine stencils
Matrix size
98.2 x 72.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thick white textured matt wove paper
Support size
98.6 x 72.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run of 18
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Dated lower right in black pencil, '89'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
178302
Accession number
93.167
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1993/94 (1993-10-27)
Provenance
Sydney
Credit line
Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 1993
Subject category
Australia, Political figures
Country of context
Australia
Notes
"Bruce the Barbarian" is a send up of Bruce Ruxton and his well-known bigotry and was produced for an exhibtion in aid of Aboriginal organisations in 1989 at the Bondi pavillion where once again works were auctioned. Again, an old American comic book supplied the overall design and I adapted it to m
Creators
Kinney, Martin. | (1961–) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013