Box of beauty
Primary Artist
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)
Title
Date made
1976
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from four plates
Matrix size
61.1 x 46.0 cm (image)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
79.0 x 58.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: lower left corner, illegegible initials
State
published state
Impression
3/8
Edition information
edition of 8
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1976'. Titled lower centre below image in black pencil, 'Box of Beauty'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '3/8'.
Subject description
Feminist view of beauty contest. Caricature of judge. Assortment of alluring women arrayed among flowers. Cut-out figure of "Proper Lady". Palmistry hand with words of destiny.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39327
Accession number
76.867
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1976/77 (1976-11-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Ray Hughes Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist