Primary Artist

Charles Blackman (1928–2018)

Title

Camera Man. [Newspaper man].

Other titles

Cameraman ; Boy with camera

Date made

1953

Place made

Melbourne Technical College, Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

33.2 x 24.0 cm (printed image)

Support

shiny lithographic paper

Support size

38.2 x 24.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state?

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

no edition known; proofs only

Production notes

The lithographs that Charles Blackman produced at the Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) in 1953 were not editioned and there is no contemporaneous record of their titles. In 1984 Blackman employed Larry Rawling to reproduce a number of these lithographs (9) as photo-screenprints. Virtually the same size as the originals, each was published titled, signed and numbered in an edition of 75. The 1953 and 1984 publications are often conflated. The title assigned to this work, Camera man', is that given by Blackman in 1984. [Roger Butler, 27 June 2026]

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right below image in blue ballpoint pen, 'Blackman'.
not dated.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

30940

Accession number

77.319

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 11, 1977/78 (1977-07-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Rudy Komon Art Gallery, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Cold War 1947–1991

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Blackman, Charles. | (1928–2018) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

26 Jun 2026