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An image of King Mitakata, New Guinea by Nora Heysen

Nora Heysen

(Australia 11 Jan 1911–30 Dec 2003)

Title
King Mitakata, New Guinea
Other titles:
King Mitakaka, New Guinea
Place of origin
Papua New Guinea
Year
1953
Media category
Drawing
Materials used
sanguine, pastel on laid paper
Dimensions

63.5 x 48.5cm sheet

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Gift of the artist 2003
Accession number
384.2003
Copyright
© Lou Klepac
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (3)

Jane Hylton, Nora Heysen: light and life 2009, 'Peaceful and conductive: A home of her own', pg. 39-45, Kent Town, 2009, 40, 83 (colour illus.).

Hendrik Kolenberg, Look Dec 2005-Jan 2006, 'Focus on Nora Heysen', pg. 20-21, Newtown, Dec 2005-Jan 2006, 20.

Catherine Speck (Editor), Heysen to Heysen: selected letters of Hans Heysen and Nora Heysen, 'Touring the Pacific and settling in Sydney 1953-1959', pg. 217-266, Canberra, 2011, 220, n.pag. (colour illus.), 351. Illustration between pg. 248 and 249.

Exhibition history (1)

Nora Heysen: Light and life: