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Title

Almost once

1968
1991

Artists

Brett Whiteley

Australia, England

07 Apr 1939 – 15 Jun 1992

Artist profile

Matthew Dillon

Australia

  • Details

    Dates
    1968
    1991
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    black butt timber and fibreglass
    Dimensions
    800 x 60 x 60 cm approx. matches; 260 x 262 x 107 cm plinth
    Credit
    Gift of the artist 1991
    Location
    Campus
    Accession number
    339.1991
    Copyright
    © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

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    Brett Whiteley

    Artist profile

    Works in the collection

    85

    Artist information
    Matthew Dillon

    Works in the collection

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 1 exhibition

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 4 publications

    • Margaret Clarke (Director), Red, black and Whiteley, North Ryde, 2000, 00:00.10 for 2 seconds and 00:04.30-00:05.38 (colour, details). Details of artwork. Brett Whiteley discusses how he thinks art has a seedy side and mentions how he thinks that was what art is about: the only way to reach art is by putting life on the line for art.

    • Donna Hinton, Look, 'Almost once is not enough: Sustaining the quality of Brett Whiteley's matches', pg. 21-23, Sydney, Apr 2008, 21 (colour illus.), 23.

    • Marianne Hulsbosch (Editor), Cambridge visual arts: stage 4, Cambridge, 2008, 95 (colour illus.).

    • Barbara Konkolowicz., A different vision, 'A different vision', Sydney, 1998, (illus.). fig.no. 3

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