Night shift tragedy

Primary Artist

George Gittoes (1949–)

Title

Night shift tragedy

Date made

1991

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

24.2 x 31.4 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 10; plus 5 additional impressions, 5 reprinted impressions in July 1992, 1 workshop proof, 1 printer's proof

Production notes

The series of plates were produced by George Gittoes with Basil Hall, with assistance from Deborah Perrow (etching lines and acquatints) and Pamela Challis (burnishing of four plates) in May over two weeks. The 1st batch of prints were printed at Ptarmigan (?) Press, Curtin ACT, in May-June 1991. "*Issued 4 to Pamela Challis (assisted on plates) *Issuded 1 to Deborah Perrow (platework)" Studio One, printer's worksheet for entire series.

Subject category

Collection: The Studio One Inc print workshop archive of Australian prints 1986 - 2000, acquired 2004.

Legacy id

144320

Creators

HALL, Basil | (1954–) Australian | Male | printer

STUDIO ONE INC. | (1985–2000) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Gittoes, George. | (1949–) Australian | Male | artist

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2004.369.497

State

published state

Impression

right to print proof

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