Primary Artist

Noel Counihan (1913–1986)

Title

[Cover].

Physical description

a bound book of [28] pages including the front cover linocut illustration by N. Cunningham (Noel Counihan).

Date made

July 1932

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Smith (1981), 3

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour inks, from two blocks (black and red)

Text printed from matrix

printed upper centre within image, 'PROLETARIAT 6 / Vol.1.No II.'.

Matrix size

27.8 x 21.6 cm (book (closed))

Production notes

Smith (1981) notes that Counihan was disappointed that the image was printed on a grey rather than white support.

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Legacy id

163429

Creators

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

Melbourne University Labour Club. | (1925–) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Sawer, Geoffrey. | (1932–) Australian | Male | editor

Last Updated

21 Nov 2025