1788 ... 1938 150 years of progress
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Primary Artist
Charles Meere (1890–1961)
Title
1788 ... 1938 150 years of progress
Date made
1937Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Poster
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]
Text printed from matrix
Printed signature and date lower centre, 'CHARLES MEERE '37'
Matrix size
99.2 x 60.8 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Sydney Harbour Bridge | Australia, travel poster | Australia, Sesquicentennial, 1938
Subject description
Two-masted sailing ship, sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge with tall city buildings in background. Aboriginal people lower left look on as white sailors land on the shore.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
77344
Creators
Meere, Charles. | (1890–1961) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
20 Nov 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 88.715
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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