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This work directly quotes J.M Crossland’s portrait of Nannultera, a young cricketer of the Natives’ Training Institution, Poonindie of 1854 which is on display in the Australian Galleries. In Deacon’s version however, the subject’s cricket bat has been replaced by an axe. The artist has said of this work: "I felt sorry for Nannultera when I first saw him at the NGA … A few years later I was stumped for image/s as an exhibition opening loomed days away. I looked about. Eva was at my place. Virginia Fraser too … From begging Eva (to pose) and Virginia (to make the set), it took less than an hour to get the image right. Improvising in the laundry. A couple of months later, the NGA and the National Library [who own Nannultera] both bought Eva’s portrait. Now Nannultera won’t have to be alone; Eva Johnson, writer, will keep him company." |
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95.334
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| Artist: | DEACON, Destiny |
| Birth/Death Country: | Australia |
| Birth/Death Date: | 1957 |
| ATSI Region: | Southeast |
| Sub-Region: | Victoria |
| Specific Location: | Melbourne |
| Artists Country: | Erub (Darnley Island) |
| Language: | K'ua K'ua |
| Title/date: | Eva Johnson, writer 1994 |
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| Technique: | colour bubble jet print |
| Support: | white photocopy paper |
| Size: | comp 72.8 x 58.6 sheet 77.8 x 60.4 |
| Credit Line: | Purchased 1995 |