Primary Artist
Noel COUNIHAN (1913 - 1986)
Title
Strontium 90.
Reference
Smith (1981), 55
Date made
1959
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix Size
56.2 x 46.6 cm (printed image)
Edition
edition of 50, printed by William Caulfield
Described
Figure of death encircling a sick woman. Strontium 90 is an isotope which results from nuclear fallout and replaced calcium in the body.
Context
Australia
Creators