Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

In the shadow of disaster... the wife.

Date made

1947

Reference

Smith (1981), 12a

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

20.7 x 15.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50, printed by James Flett

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Social Realism

Subject description

Portrait of a miner's wife listening for the sound of the mine siren.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

36104

Creators

Counihan, Noel. | (1913–1986) Australian | Male | artist

Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013