"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "now attend to me and remember what I say"

Artist: Nimmo, Lorna. | Title: Son, son! said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, now attend to me and remember what I say | Date: 1940 | Technique: linocut, printed in four colour from three blocks,
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Primary Artist

Lorna Nimmo (1920–1990)

Title

"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "now attend to me and remember what I say"

Other titles

"Son, son!" said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "what have you been doing that you shouldn't have done?"

Date made

1940

Place made

East Sydney Technical College, Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in four colour from three blocks,

Matrix size

16.6 x 17.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 10

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1276

Creators

Nimmo, Lorna. | (1920–1990) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Nimmo, Lorna. | Title: Son, son! said his mother ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, now attend to me and remember what I say | Date: 1940 | Technique: linocut, printed in four colour from three blocks,
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 94.972

State

published state

Impression

2/10

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