Primary Artist

Charles Frank Norton (1916–1983)

Title

Australian United Steam Navigation by Ormiston and Orungal

Other titles

A.U.S.N. by 'Ormiston' and 'Orunga'

Date made

1938 – 1938, September

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Poster

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones

Matrix size

99.0 x 63.2 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove lithographic paper

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

Inscribed verso lower centre inverted in black pencil, 'A.U.S.N. 'Orungal' '. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, 'A.U.S.N.'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed on composition lower left, 'AUSTRALIAN UNITED STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD (INC IN ENGLAND)'. Inscribed on composition lower right, 'BOYLAN & CO. PTY.LTD. SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER, 1938'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

75214

Accession number

87.1681

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1987/88 (1987-10-01)

Provenance

With the lithographic artist until his death in 1971. By descent to Eleanor Burdett, the artist's widow. Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Eleanor Burdett, Canberra, October 1987.

Credit line

Gift of Eleanor Burdett, the printer's wife 1987

Subject category

Collection: The Frank Burdett archive of his Australian commercial lithography, acquired 1987.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Australian United Steam Navigation Company. | (1887–1961) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Norton, Charles Frank. | (1916–1983) Australian | Male | artist

Boylan & Co. | (1938–) Australian | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013