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Old man clever fella pointing the bone at pollution

Trevor Nickolls
Old man clever fella pointing the bone at pollution
 1990

Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
76.0 × 60.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Violet Sheno through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2017

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Adelaide, South Australia

Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r.: TNickolls

Accession Number
2016.1088

Department
First Nations Australia

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