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Barak

Barak
 (1991); printed 2001
number 3 from the Patterns of connection series 1991

Medium
type C photograph
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Nellie Castan, Fellow, 2002
© Leah King-Smith/Copyright Agency, 2023
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
type C photograph
Measurements
94.2 × 94.0 cm (image) 102.2 × 102.0 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 2/25
Inscription
inscribed in ballpoint pen on reverse l.l.: Leah King-Smith / # 3 (Barak) from Patterns of Connection Series '92. / 2nd edition of 25 / C-Type Print Collection / printed Dec. 2001 . / Leah King-Smith
Accession Number
2002.207
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Nellie Castan, Fellow, 2002
© Leah King-Smith/Copyright Agency, 2023
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Image of William Barak posed raising a spear and boomerang at the camera. The figure is standing in a domestic landscape with small weatherboard dwellings, picket fences and cleared land, all overlaid with a contemporary landscape scene.

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