Moon and stars
Primary Artist
Sally Morgan (1951–)
Title
Date made
1987
Place made
Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle View on map Close map
Category
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour, from multiple stencils
Matrix size
43.0 x 87.8 cm (printed image)
Support
wove paper
Support size
53.0 x 97.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
46/60
Edition information
edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed on screen, lower right corner 'S [artist's monogram]'. Signed lower left corner in black pencil, 'Sally Morgan...'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, '...46/60'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Label verso typeset, 'Aboriginal people are tied to this country. / There are threads you cannot see that bind us to the land and the/ sky. We belong here.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
62952
Accession number
87.806
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Birukmarri Gallery, 47 High Street Fremantle WA 6160.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1987
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Morgan, Sally The art of Sally Morgan Melbourne, Viking, 1996 Plate 4 "Untitled. My first coloured print, representing the spirituality of the universe. The rainbow snake - with moons and stars in its body - shows the essential nature of the universe." Note: Print received as Moon and stars in 1987, from the artist.
Creators
Morgan, Sally. | (1951–) Aboriginal Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013