Primary Artist

Arthur Boyd (1920–1999)

Title

The drifting continent and other poems.

Physical description

Bound book of [48] pp, with [20] illustrations by Arthur Boyd

Source

The drifting continent and other poems, by A. D. Hope. Canberra: Brindabella Press, 1979.

Reference

Richards (1993), 9

Date made

1979

Place made

Australia, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

line and tone blocks, printed in black ink, each from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

24.6 x 15.3 cm (page)

Support

Curtis Rag paper

State

published state

Impression

82/285

Edition information

edition of 285

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

29894

Accession number

81.2166

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1981/82 (1981-07-14)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National gallery, from the artist, Canberra, July 1981.

Credit line

Gift of the artist, 1981.

Copyright

This work appears on screen courtesy of Bundanon Trust

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hope, A.D. | (1907–2000) Australian | Male | author

Bolton, Alec. | (1926–1996) Australian | Male | printer

BOYD, Arthur | (1920–1999) Australian | Male | illustrator

Brindabella Press. | (1972–1996) Australian | Organisation | publisher