Moon and stars

Primary Artist

Sally Morgan (1951–)

Title

Moon and stars

Date made

1987

Place made

Australia, Australia, Western Australia, Fremantle View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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