Christmas Eve in the land of the dispossessed

Primary Artist

Kevin Gilbert (1933–1993)

Title

Christmas Eve in the land of the dispossessed

Date made

12 September 1968

Place made

Long Bay Jail, Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

45.0 x 63.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

first printing, edition; 1st edition, edition of 50; plus additional proofs

Production notes

A small number of proofs were printed at Long Bay Jail in Sydney. Subsequent editions were printed at Studio One, Canberra.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

10440

Creators

Gilbert, Kevin. | (1933–1993) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

21 Jun 2026

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 96.1041

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 96.104

State

published state

Impression

undesignated proof impression

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 90.756

State

published state

Impression

7/50

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