Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

The factory of death.

Date made

1950

Reference

Smith (1981), 32

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

25.4 x 14.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 300

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Social Realism

Subject description

World War II scene of a man facing an incinerator chimney, inspired by the artist's visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp, Poland in 1949.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

41120

Creators

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

KENION PRESS LTD. | English | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013