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The bridge builders

Percy LINDSAY
The bridge builders
 1927

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
51.3 × 69.9 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1928

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: Percy (ercy underlined) Lindsay (dsay underlined) / 1927

Accession Number
3685-3

Department
Australian Painting

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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Labour, Industry and Machinery Structures

Subjects (specific)
bridges (built works) civil engineering construction (assembling) cranes (equipment) New South Wales (state) Sydney (inhabited place) Sydney Harbour Sydney Harbour Bridge (bridge)

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