Primary Artist

Martin Cowper (1970–)

Title

Wake up Australia ... something is happening ...

Date made

1977

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour, from three stencils

Matrix size

55.0 x 86.4 cm (printed image)

Support

thin white matt wove lithographic paper

Support size

76.0 x 102.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Philip Morris 1983 acquisition number in black pencil, Group 1, no. 43.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

94885

Accession number

83.1953

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Purchased by James Mollison for the Philip Morris Arts Grant (1973-82). Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd., October 1982.

Credit line

Gift of the Philip Morris Arts Grant 1982

Subject category

Nuclear issues

Country of context

Australia

Notes

This poster is badly wrinkled at the edges

Creators

Cowper, Martin. | (1970–) Australian | Male | artist

Cockatoo Posters. | (1976–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop