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Stories we tell ourselves

Richard KILLEEN
Stories we tell ourselves
 1987

Medium
collage of photocopy on tissue paper and synthetic polymer paint on paper

Measurements
38.3 × 58.5 cm (image and sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by the Reverend Ian Brown, Founder Benefactor, 2005
© Richard Killeen

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in white gouache u.c.: Stories we tell ourselves Killeen 13 May 1987

Accession Number
2005.153

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Abstract Art

Subjects (specific)
biomorphic abstraction birds (motifs) blue (colour) collages (visual works) diagrams

Movements
Contemporary (style of art)

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