Syd Jackson, covered vase
2015
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 49.1 × 30.0 × 29.4 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory
Inscription
(a) inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on base u.c.: RU735-15
Accession Number
2015.461.a-b
Department
First Nations Australia
Physical description
The outstanding Indigenous footballer, Syd Jackson played for the Carlton Blues in the 1970 VFL Grand Final when Carlton defeated their arch rival the Collingwood Magpies, by coming from 44 points down at half time: the greatest ever Grand Final comeback in VFL history.