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Title

Mission boy dreams

(2006)

Artist

Roy Kennedy

Australia

1934 – 07 Aug 2021

Language group: Wiradjuri, Southern Riverine region

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Alternate image of Mission boy dreams by Roy Kennedy
Alternate image of Mission boy dreams by Roy Kennedy

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Sydney → New South Wales → Australia
    Date
    (2006)
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    etching
    Dimensions
    50.0 x 60.0 cm approx.
    Signature & date

    Signed l.r. beneath platemark, pencil "Roy D Kennedy". Not dated.

    Credit
    Mollie Gowing Acquisition fund for Contemporary Aboriginal art 2006
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    50.2006
    Copyright
    © Roy Kennedy

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    Works in the collection

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  • About

    The artist's statement reads:

    From far back I can remember I've always been wondering when we would have our own homes and 70 years on I am still wondering.
    Roy Kennedy, 2006

    © Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2006

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Sydney

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 5 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 2 publications

    • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report 2006, 'Year in review: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art', pg. 23-25, Sydney, 2006, 24.

    • Emma Glyde, Look, 'An education kit that hits home', pg. 30-31, Sydney, Jun 2014, 30 (colour illus.).

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