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Totem, fabric length

MODERNAGE FABRICS, Silk and Textile Printers Ltd, Sydney and Hobart (manufacturer), James GLEESON (designer)
Totem, fabric length
 1947

Medium
screenprinted rayon

Measurements
92.0 × 94.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Professor Sir Joseph Burke, 1979

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

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

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