Currawong

Artist: b'Shead, Garry.' | Title: b'Currawong' | Date: 1991-94 | Technique: b'etching and aquatint, printed in black ink from one plate.' | Copyright: b'\xc2\xa9 Garry Shead'
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Primary Artist

Garry Shead (1942–)

Title

Currawong

Source

"Bundeena" series of five black and white etchings

Date made

1991 – 1991-94

Place made

Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Studio One, Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink from one plate.

Matrix size

32.0 x 31.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

off-white wove Hahnemuhle paper

Support size

54.6 x 49.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

right-to-print proof

Edition information

edition of 50 (black and white version); plus five artist's proofs; one workshop proof; one printer's proof

Production notes

"Currawong" was printed in several batches: First batch - 16/9/91 -Basil Hall printed an edition of 5; one worshop proof; one printer's proof Second batch - November 1991 - Basil Hall printed an edition of 5 Third batch- April 1992 -Basil Hall printed an edition of 5 Fourth batch- July 1993 -Basil Hall printed an edition of 10 Fifth batch- no date -unknown printer printed an edition of 10; one printer's proof Sixth batch- 26/4/95 -Barb McCouchie printed an edition of 2 Seventh batch - no date -Basil Hall printed one artist's proof (warm black)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed lower right corner verso in pensil, '1.33'. Inscribed with printer's notes around printed image in black pencil.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

144342

Accession number

2004.369.512

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2004/2005 (2004-10-27)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Studio One Inc print workshop on its closure in 2000, Canberra, 2004.

Credit line

Gift of Studio One Inc 2000

Copyright

© Garry Shead

Subject category

Collection: The Studio One Inc print workshop archive of Australian prints 1986 - 2000, acquired 2004.

Creators

McConchie, Barb. | | printer

Denton, Chris | (1950–) Australian | English | Male | printer

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

STUDIO ONE INC. | (1985–2000) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

HALL, Basil | (1954–) Australian | Male | printer

Perrow, Deborah. | (1958–) Australian | Female | printer

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013