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Title

Night

1968

Artist

Michael Johnson

Australia

1938 –

  • Details

    Date
    1968
    Media category
    Painting
    Materials used
    synthetic polymer paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    152.4 x 214.0 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated verso on stretcher crossbar, black fibre-tipped pen "MICHAEL JOHNSON 1968".
    Signed and dated verso on canvas on stretcher, black fibre-tipped pen "MICHAEL JOHNSON 1968 ...".

    Credit
    Purchased 1968
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    OA22.1968
    Copyright
    © Michael Johnson/Copyright Agency

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  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • Michael Johnson (1968), Gallery A (Sydney), Paddington, Oct 1968–Nov 1968

    • Birth of the Cool, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide, 17 Jul 2015–18 Sep 2015

      Birth of the Cool, Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra, 06 Nov 2015–21 Dec 2015

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 7 publications

    • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Sydney, 1972, 129 (colour illus.).

    • Elwyn Lynn, The Weekend Australian, 'A mesmerising medieval mood', pg. 15, Sydney, 18 Feb 1989-19 Feb 1989, 15. Review of Art Gallery of New South Wales retrospective exhibition in the Weekend Art section.

    • Terence Maloon, Birth of the cool, Canberra, 2015, 3 (colour illus.), 32 (colour illus.), 43. cat.no. 11

    • Paul McGillick, The Australian financial review, 'The abstract in perspective', pg. 10, Sydney, 17 Feb 1989, 10. Review of Art Gallery of New South Wales retrospective exhibition in the Weekend Arts section.

    • Craig McGregor, In the making, Australia, 1969, 4 (colour illus.).

    • Barry Pearce, Look, 'Michael Johnson', pg. 22-25, Sydney, Apr 2004, 24 (colour illus.), 25.

    • Barry Pearce, Michael Johnson, Sydney, 2004, 27 (colour illus.), 68, 71, 181, 199. plate no. 10

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