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- 1943? (Creation)
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1 sculpture ; 12 x 10 x 15 cm.
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Fibreglass model, painted green with some gold. The Little Blackie sculpture depicts the smaller than life-sized head of an Aboriginal baby. One of the most reproduced of all Daphne Mayo's works. One bronze head was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) from the Three Sculptors Exhibition in Sydney in 1946. Daphne Mayo would not assigned copyright to the the AGNSW.
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Unrestricted access.
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Copyright applies. Contact the Fryer Library.
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- English
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Parcel 33
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Before re-arrangement and rehousing in November 2020, this item was housed in Box 68.
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Mayo titled this work Little Blackie in 1943?, reflecting historical language which is culturally insensitive and might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts.
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Final
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Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, Linda Justo, 4-Nov-2020.
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Sources
McKay, J. (1981). Daphne Mayo, sculptor. M.A. Thesis, Power Institute of Fine Arts, University of Sydney, accessed online via eSpace on 4 Nov 2020.