Adoption
2000; printed 2016
Medium
lightjet photograph
Measurements
100.0 × 100.0 cm (image) 124.1 × 124.1 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2016
© Estate of Destiny Deacon/ Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Edition
ed. 13/15
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen l.l.: Adoption 1993/200
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen l.r.: Destiny 13 _ /15
Accession Number
2016.614
Department
First Nations Australia
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