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Railway bridge, Katherine

Railway bridge, Katherine
 1984

Medium
earth pigments and natural binder on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1990
© Rover Thomas/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
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Gallery location
Not on display
 

About this work

The artist represents the railway bridge at Katherine, the third largest town in the Northern Territory, reducing the bridge to its barest essentials.

Artwork Details

Medium
earth pigments and natural binder on composition board
Measurements
59.8 × 122.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Warmun, Western Australia
Accession Number
O.160-1990
Department
First Nations Australia
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1990
© Rover Thomas/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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