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Totem, fabric length

Totem, fabric length
 1947

Medium
screenprinted rayon
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Sir Joseph Burke, 1979
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
screenprinted rayon
Measurements
92.0 × 94.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
printed along the selvedge: "totem" designed by james gleeson
Accession Number
D75B-1979
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Sir Joseph Burke, 1979
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

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