Dawang

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Primary Artist

Tommy Bung Bung (1964–)

Title

Dawang

Date made

1994

Place made

Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in warm black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

54.5 x 40.4 cm (printed image (irregular))

Support

off-white wove paper

Support size

76.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

printer's proof

Production notes

'The printing stone was inked with tusche and the artist then carved into the stone (through the tusche) with a small pocket knife using a 'rocking of hand' method. The same technique is used to carve designs onto slate and boab nuts in the Kimberley region'. Franck Gohier 2006

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image, in black pencil, 'Tommy Bung-Bung'. Titled lower centre below image, in black pencil, 'DAWANG'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details, lower left below image, in black pencil, 'P/P PM42'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

162069

Accession number

2007.473

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier (the printer of the work), Darwin, 2007.

Credit line

Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, celebrating the National Gallery of Australia’s 25th anniversary, 2007

Creators

Bung Bung, Tommy. | (1964–) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

NORTHERN TERRITORY UNIVERSITY | Organisation | print workshop

Gohier, Frank. | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013