Accession No

2013.200


Description

Etching by Maryanne Mungatopi, untitled (Milikapiti during Cyclone Thelma), 1999. Presentation Proof.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Victoria; Melbourne


Period


Source

Australian Print Workshop [vendor]; Art Fund [monetary donor]; Esmée Fairbairn Foundation [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2013.200


Cultural Affliation

Tiwi


Material

Paper; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
An engaging image of the remote community of Milikapiti during the torrential rain and wind of category 5 cyclone Thelma, which struck in the midst of this printmaking project.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden


Context (CMS Context)
Drawn on the plate by Mungatopi (1966-2003), Tiwi, Australia. Drawn on Melville Island and printed in an edition of 10 plus proofs, by APW Senior Printer Martin King at APW, Melbourne, 1999.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden


Context (CMS Context)
Presented by The Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. An acquisition project to build a collection of modern and contemporary work on paper from Australia, Canada and South Africa was undertaken over 2011-13 with the support of a grant under The Art Fund's RENEW programme. The collection was developed with the expert advice and generous assistance of Annie Coombes and Norman Vorano in relation to South African and Inuit artists respectively. Khadija Carroll, Anita Herle and Diana Wood Conroy also contributed to the selection process. Obtained from Australian Print Workshop, 210 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia. Acquired on 30 July 2013. Arrived on 8/8/2013.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Etching by Maryanne Mungatopi, untitled (Milikapiti during Cyclone Thelma), 1999. Presentation Proof. Original limited edition work on paper, signed by the artist. Etching printed in 1 colour, from one copper plate. Condition: Good.
Event Date 12/8/2013
Author: maa


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