Medium
enamel paint on tissue paper on cardboard
Measurements
42.0 × 57.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Sidney and Lady Nolan, 1983
© The Estate of Sidney Nolan / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Dimboola, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.r. 10-11-42 / N. (reversed)
inscribed in black crayon on reverse: 10-11-42 Nolan Going to School / 1942 / No(7)
Accession Number
A17-1983
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Cityscapes Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
buildings (structures) Dimboola (inhabited place) girls outlines (linear form) school uniforms urban landscapes Victoria (state)
Movements
Angry Penguins
Frame
Reproduction, 2002, based on film footage from 1944
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