Original artworks for children's book 'Malu Kangaroo', 2007 / by Bronwyn Bancroft
Original artworks for children's book 'Malu Kangaroo', 2007 / by Bronwyn Bancroft
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Author / Creator
Date
2007
Call Numbers
PXD 1464
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Physical Description
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16 paintings - 51.0 x 64.0 cm - acrylic on archival paper
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Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder : Bronwyn Bancroft
Approval for reproduction required
Rights and Restrictions Information : All commercial use of works by Bronwyn Bancroft should be referred to her nominated copyright collecting agency - Copyright Agency
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Bronwyn Bancroft
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Scope and Contents
Contents
A collection of 16 original artworks by Indigenous artist Bronwyn Bancroft for children's book 'Malu Kangaroo'. The illustrations reflect the story of Malu who taught Aboriginal children to surf, showing scenes of the beach, ocean, birds, fish and the figures on their surfboards riding the waves.
1. Malu Kangaroo lived on the wide lands beyo...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Original artworks for children's book 'Malu Kangaroo', 2007 / by Bronwyn Bancroft
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right in black brushpoint 'Browyn Bancroft 2006'
Description source
Titles from artist's captions on drawings.
Object History
Kaye Bellear purchased the illustrations from Bronwyn Bancroft in 2007
Published information
Malu kangaroo : how the first children learnt to surf by Judith Morecroft & Bronwyn Bancroft. Surry Hills, N.S.W. : Little Hare Books, 2007.
Contextual Information
Source
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Kaye Bellear in memory of Malu Bellear, March 2017
Administrative / Biographical history
Bronwyn Bancroft’s book Malu Kangaroo, published in 2007, was dedicated to Malu Mark Bellear, son of the donor Kaye Bellear and Bob Bellear, Australia’s first Indigenous judge. Malu, who was a carpenter and keen surfer, died in 1996 at the age of 23 years.
The illustrations for the book tell the story of Malu-Kangaroo teaching the first chil...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1464
Record Identifier
nX6DqvMY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6DqvMY
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Reference code
1008931
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