Wik Elder, Arthur
(2000)
from the Returning to places that name us series 2000
- Medium
- gelatin silver photograph
- Measurements
- (96.1 × 121.3 cm irreg.) (image) (122.8 × 147.5 cm) (sheet) 127.5 × 151.5 cm (framed)
- Place/s of Execution
- Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
- Edition
- ed. 10/15
- Inscription
- none
- Accession Number
- 2008.24
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Carolyn Poignant Berger in memory of Axel Poignant, 2008
© Ricky Maynard/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
-
‘We need to understand and learn from history because if we repeat history we head for tragedy… I wanted a presence and portraits that spoke, and through this process to present an idea, rather than preach messages.’ RICKY MAYNARD, 2001
- Physical description
- Large scale cropped portrait of an elderly indigenous man.