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Title

Gamerre – What’s This Museum?

2004

Artist

Rusty Peters

Australia

1935 – 30 Jul 2020

Language group: Gija, Kimberley region

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Alternate image of Gamerre – What’s This Museum? by Rusty Peters
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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Warmun (Turkey Creek) → East Kimberley → Western Australia → Australia
    Cultural origin
    Gija, East Kimberly
    Date
    2004
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    triptych: natural pigment with acrylic binder on Belgian linen canvas
    Dimensions
    180.0 x 450.0 cm :

    a - left panel, 180 x 150 cm

    b - centre panel, 180 x 150 cm

    c - right panel, 180 x 150 cm

    Signature & date

    Part a: Signed u.r., verso, texta 'RUSTY PETERS'. Not dated.
    Part b: Signed u.l., verso, texta 'RUSTY PETERS'. Not dated.
    Part c: Signed u.l., verso, texta 'RUSTY PETERS'. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of Helen Johns, Judith O'Callaghan, Simeon Kronenberg, Diane Appleby, Lou Ewins and Vaughan Rees 2018. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    28.2018.a-c
    Copyright
    © Rusty Peters, Warmun Art Centre. Copyright Agency

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Warmun (Turkey Creek)

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

    • Where We All Live, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Nov 2019–09 Feb 2020

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