Energy controlled by mind a faithful servant of mankind.
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Energy controlled by mind a faithful servant of mankind.
Date made
1933 (dated)Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
printed text lower right, 'SHIRLOW 1933'.
printed text upper right, 'Energy controlled by Mind / A faithful Servant to Mankind'.
Edition information
edition of 45
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Subject description
A crane lifting coal from a coal heap to a hopper, on left.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
111173
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Sep 2026
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 78.315
State
published state
Impression
13/45
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