Title
The rain man
circa 1960s-circa 1970s
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Yirrkala
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- Date
- circa 1960s-circa 1970s
- Media category
- Bark painting
- Materials used
- natural pigments on eucalyptus bark
- Dimensions
- 82.0 x 42.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Estate of Laurence Harrison 2004
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 142.2004
- Copyright
- © Estate of Wandjuk Marika/Copyright Agency
- Artist information
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Wandjuk Marika
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About
'The rain man' was collected by the legendary Dorothy Bennett. It depicts the story of the Rain Man who came to Buckingham Bay by canoe bringing with him two catfish. He caused the rain to come in a great flood so that all the trees and grass were covered. All this water causes the freshwater turtle to come out swimming. The cross-hatching represents water and the dotted diagonal lines are hailstones.
© Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2004
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Places
Where the work was made
Yirrkala