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An image of The mask by Thea Proctor

Thea Proctor

(Australia 02 Oct 1879–29 Jul 1966)

Title
The mask
Other titles:
(Design for 'The Home' February 1935)
Cover design for "The Home" February 1935
Alternative title:
(Design for 'The Home' February 1935)
Year
circa 1935
Media category
Watercolour
Materials used
pencil, watercolour on silk
Dimensions

50.1 x 47.7cm sight; 73.5 x 59.5 x 3.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r., pencil "THEA PROCTOR". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1968
Accession number
WA6.1968
Copyright
© AGNSW
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (2)

Andrew Sayers (Australia, b.1957) (Author), Sarah Engledow (Australia) (Author), Barry Humphries (Australia, b.1934) (Author), The world of Thea Proctor, Canberra, 2005, 37, 138 (colour illus.), 177.

The Home: an Australian quarterly Feb 1935, Feb 1935, cover (colour illus.).

Exhibition history (6)

The Thirties and Australia, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 19 Jun 1980–13 Jul 1980.

Cover up: the art of magazine covers in Australia, Hyde Park Barracks, 19 May 1995–13 Aug 1995.

Cover up: the art of magazine covers in Australia, The George Adams Gallery, Victorian Arts Centre, 31 Aug 1995–08 Oct 1995.

Cover up: the art of magazine covers in Australia, National Library of Australia, 26 Oct 1995–31 Oct 1996.

Sydney studios, S.H. Ervin Gallery, 14 Aug 2004–26 Sep 2004.

The world of Thea Proctor (2005), National Portrait Gallery [Old Parliament House], 08 Apr 2005–31 Jul 2005.