Tombs of thought: metal (February-August 23)

Burnt plantation pine, spotted gum veneer, acrylic, lights; contents selected from the Art Gallery of New South Wales art collection. Purchased with funds donated by Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone 2018.

Brook Andrew
Australia b1970
Wiradjuri, Southern Riverine region/
Ngunnawal, South-east region

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'Temple', circa 1880-circa 1881, etching and drypoint. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1899

Temple

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'Bibi Lalouette', 1859, etching and drypoint, 22.4 x 15.1 cm platemark; 23.9 x 16.3 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1898.

Bibi Lalouette

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'Thames police', 1859, etching, 15.0 x 22.7 cm platemark; 17.2 x 25.0 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1899.

Thames police

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'The wine glass' 1858, etching 8.3 x 5.5 cm platemark; 10.3 x 15.2 cm sheet (irreg.). Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1938.

The wine glass

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'Billingsgate' 1859, etching, 15.2 x 22.5 cm platemark; 20.0 x 27.4 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1938.

Billingsgate

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'Drouet' 1859, etching and drypoint, 22.6 x 15.3 cm platemark; 28.2 x 20.2 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1938.

Drouet

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'The tiny pool' 1879, etching, 9.8 x 6.7 cm platemark; 17.3 x 11.9 cm sheet. The Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1938.

The tiny pool

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'The dog on the kennel' 1858, etching, 7.1 x 9.0 cm platemark; 16.3 x 22.4 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1947.

The dog on the kennel

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (United States of America; England, b.1834, d.1903) 'The music room' 1858, etching and drypoint in brown ink, 14.5 x 21.6 cm platemark; 18.5 x 30.9 cm sheet. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Purchased 1975.

The music room

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Tombs of thought

A series of sculptural vitrines by Brook Andrew