Strontium 90.

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Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

Strontium 90.

Source

Lino cuts Counihan '59

Reference

Smith (1981), 55

Date made

1959

Place made

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

56.2 x 46.6 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

13/50

Edition information

edition of 50, printed by William Caulfield

Subject description

Figure of death encircling a sick woman. Strontium 90 is an isotope which results from nuclear fallout and replaced calcium in the body.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

19551

Accession number

99.25.2

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1998/99 (1999-04-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, April 1999.

Credit line

Purchased 1999

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist

William Caulfield & Sons. | (1948–) Australian | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013