Gurney, Alex Accession Number: MSS1775

Description

"My Dad: Alex Gurney" by Margaret Gurney. Information that Margaret Gurney remembers about her father's life. Includes photos and newspaper clippings of exhibitions and examples of his comic strip "Bluey and Curley".

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Accession Number
MSS1775
Maker
Alex Gurney
Maker
Margaret Gurney
Classification
Manuscript
Object Type
Manuscript
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
2005
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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