New Guinea Boy
Artist/Maker
Eric Thake (b.1904, d.1982): Artist
Production date
1947
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Object Detail
Media
Pen and ink
Measurements
17.7 x 18.2 cm (sight)
Signature & date
Signed l.r., ink "Eric Thake"
Dated on backingboard u.c., pencil "1947"
Inscribed on backingboard c., pencil "Drawn in 1947 / from a pencil sketch / made on Noemfor Is. / Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea / Jan 1945"
Titled on backingboard c.l., pencil "New Guinea Boy / (Noemfor Is.)"
Inscribed on backingboard low c., pencil "Eric Thake / 48 Harp Rd / East Kew / Vic / WL 2747"
Dated on backingboard u.c., pencil "1947"
Inscribed on backingboard c., pencil "Drawn in 1947 / from a pencil sketch / made on Noemfor Is. / Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea / Jan 1945"
Titled on backingboard c.l., pencil "New Guinea Boy / (Noemfor Is.)"
Inscribed on backingboard low c., pencil "Eric Thake / 48 Harp Rd / East Kew / Vic / WL 2747"
Credit line
Kathleen Binny Hay Bequest, 1977
Accession number
G514