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History is today's realty

Viva GIBB
History is today's realty
 (c. 1981)

Medium
gelatin silver photographs

Measurements
(a-c) 16.1 × 54.1 cm (image) (overall) 25.9 × 57.8 cm (sheet) (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1982
© Sybil Gibb and Rupert Duffy in memory of Jillian Viva Gibb

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
(a) inscribed in pencil l.l.: 1 (in a circle)
(b) inscribed in pencil l.l.: 2 (in a circle)
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.: 1
(c) inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.: 4

Accession Number
PH72.a-c-1982

Department
Australian Photography

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Physical description
Three images forming a triptych.

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