Being there
1998; printed 2016
Medium
lightjet photograph
Measurements
67.3 × 100.0 cm (image) 91.2 × 123.9 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.: Being there 1998
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen l.r.: 13 _ / 15
Accession Number
2016.615
Department
First Nations Australia
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