Massacre Creek
Primary Artist
Shirley Purdie (1948–)
Title
Date made
1999 – 1999, June
Date details
2000, 20 February, edition completed
Place made
Australia, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Red Hand Prints View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, sugarlift, lump rosin and aquatint, printed in prussian blue ink, from one plate
Matrix size
33.0 x 49.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
wove Arches BFK Rives 300gsm paper
State
published state
Impression
Workshop proof
Edition information
edition of 30; plus 3 artist's proofs, 2 printer's proof, 1 workshop proof
Production notes
Printed in Charbonnel ink
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso 'RH 102'
IRN
126380
Accession number
2003.237.28
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 7, 2002/2003 (2003-06-24)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Franck Gohier, co-director of Red Hand Prints, Darwin, 2003.
Credit line
Gift of Franck Gohier, Red Hand Prints
Country of context
Australia
Creators
RED HAND PRINT | (1997–2000) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Purdie, Shirley. | (1948–) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist
GOHIER, Frank | (1968–) Australian | French | Male | printer
Miller, Paul. | (2005–) Australian | Male | printer