Untitled (Bicentennial Arts)
(1986-1987)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
61.0 × 45.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by ICI Australia Limited, Fellow, 1995
© Vivienne Shark LeWitt
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
1995.505
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
laurel wreaths life-saving sailboats symbolism (artistic concept) tablets (information artifacts) women (female humans)
Physical description
This painting "was originally intended as a poster design commissioned by the Australian Bicentennial Authority's Arts Programme. It depicts Calliope, Muse of Poetry and Eloquence, observing and recording the effects of Thalia, Muse of Comedy, to rescue Terpsichore, Muse of the Dance." ( From an artist's statement quoted in Lindsay, Robert. 'ICI Contemporary Art Collection', Melbourne, 1989, p.78)