Primary Artist

Ruth Johnstone (1955–)

Title

Open Day. Sunday 29th March 1987 10am - 4pm. Victorian Print Workshop

Work number

Australian Print Workshop (1981-), 1349

Date made

1985

Place made

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

Category

Poster

Print type

planographic

Technique

offset-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

34.0 x 48.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin light grey wove paper

Support size

76.0 x 56.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

workshop proof 2

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Not signed. Not dated. Title, printed, lower centre below image in red and black ink, 'Open Day / Sunday 29th March 1987 10am-4pm / VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP / Facilities for Etching, Lithography & Screen Printing / 188 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065 tel. 419 5820 / Funded by the Victorian Ministry for the Arts, / Vitrex-Camden Pty Ltd, & The Myer Foundation'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below image in black pencil, 'APW II'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

no blindstamp

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'APW 1349'

Subject description

The Australian Print Workshop archive of Australian prints and book arts.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

124349

Accession number

2002.431.1349

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 2001/2002 (2002-06-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Australian Print Workshop (formerly the Victorian Print Workshop), Melbourne, 2006, where the work was produced.

Credit line

Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002

Country of context

Australia

Creators

VICTORIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1981–1989) Australian | Organisation | print workshop

Johnstone, Ruth. | (1955–) Australian | Female | artist