Albert Namatjira.

Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

Albert Namatjira.

Date made

1959 – 1959, after

Reference

Smith (1981), 51 after

Category

Print

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in black ink, from one screen from original linocut

Matrix size

41.4 x 18.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

screenprint taken from original linocut 2nd state

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Social Realism

Subject description

Allegorical portrait of the Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, dying on a cross, with the city and church spires at the base.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90192

Creators

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

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 84.1568

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