Bruce the Barbarian

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Primary Artist

Martin Kinney (1961–)

Title

Bruce the Barbarian

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