The bridge builders

The bridge builders
 1927

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
51.3 × 69.9 cm
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: Percy (ercy underlined) Lindsay (dsay underlined) / 1927
Accession Number
3685-3
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1928
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
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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