'26 views of Uluru', 2019 / by Alex Byrne
'26 views of Uluru', 2019 / by Alex Byrne
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Date
2019
Call Numbers
PXE 1805
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Physical Description
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26 prints - 25 x 35 cm - etchings printed on paper
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Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Alex Byrne
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A series of 26 etchings and aquatints printed on Hahnemuhle paper. Each print is individually titled, signed by the artist, and numbered 6/10. The series was inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji', and produced to engage with Australia’s complex post-colonial history, and in response to the 250th anniversary of the mappin...
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Full title
'26 views of Uluru', 2019 / by Alex Byrne
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Object History
The prints were exhibited at Gaffa Gallery from 23 January–3 February 2020, and supplied by the artist.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Gaffa Gallery in 2020
Administrative / Biographical history
Alex Byrne is an experienced printmaker, working primarily with intaglio and relief prints. He also creates artists’ books. His work has been exhibited in a number of group shows and three solo exhibitions, and are held in both private and public collections. Alex Byrne retired as State Librarian of New South Wales in 2016 following an extensive ca...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1805
Record Identifier
nM7053eY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nM7053eY
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Reference code
9650149
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