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Women who toiled

THE WOMEN'S DOMESTIC NEEDLEWORK GROUP, Sydney
Women who toiled
 1979
poster 1 from The Women's Domestic Needlework Group series 1979

Medium
colour photo-stencil screenprint

Measurements
72.9 × 47.6 cm (image) 78.8 × 50.9 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1980

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed in brown ink (in image) l.c.: Poster One in a series of ten posters designed and printed by the Womens Domestic / Needlework Group, Sydney 1979. Assisted by the Crafts Board, Australia Council.

Accession Number
DC16.1-1980

Physical description
Poster 1 in a series of 10 posters.

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