Collection
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
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Title
Mission boy dreams
(2006)
Artist
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
Details
Date
(2006)
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


Place
Where the work was made
Sydney
Shown in 4 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Country Culture Community (2008-09), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Nov 2008–19 Apr 2009
Home: Aboriginal Art from NSW, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 09 Jun 2012–02 Dec 2012
Birabahn and Thelkeld: Mission Life at LMCAG, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul, 04 Sep 2015–11 Oct 2015
Murruwaygu: following in the footsteps of our ancestors, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 Nov 2015–21 Feb 2016
Referenced in 2 publications
Bibliography
Emma Glyde, Look, 'An education kit that hits home', pg. 30-31, Sydney, Jun 2014, 30 (colour illus.).
Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report 2006, 'Year in review: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art', pg. 23-25, Sydney, 2006, 24.