Primary Artist

Tate Adams (1922–2018)

Title

Diary of a vintage. The work cycle of the year 1979 at Wynns Coonawarra Estate in South Australia.

Physical description

Bound book of [42] pp containing 26 wood-engravings

Source

Diary of a vintage. Melbourne: Lyrebird Press, 1981

Page or Plate number

collection record

Date made

1981

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood engravings, printed in black ink, each from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

21.1 x 21.0 cm (book (closed))

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

75/275

Edition information

Edition of 275 signed and numbered copies; additional 75 hors commerce copies

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

79124

Accession number

84.1414.1-24

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Lyre Bird Press, Townsville, 1984

Credit line

Purchased 1984

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Adams, Tate. | (1922–2018) Australian | Irish | Male | artist

LYRE BIRD PRESS | (1977–) Australian | Organisation | artist