Baghdad bridge Accession Number: ART90695

Description

There is a section of the Baghdad bridge missing, perhaps as result of war-related destruction, or maybe because of years of neglect. It no longer exists as a bridge between places, but cuts off one world from the other. A cartoon image of a cat has been screen printed in the lower left corner; this is a feature point throughout a selection of his works. This work has been executed over an old print which has been painted over with white gouache.

Details

Accession Number
ART90695
Artist
Dragan Kostelnik
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: screenprint, woodcut, coloured pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 76.3 cm x 56.4 cm
Medium
screenprint, woodcut, coloured pencil on paper
Date Made
1992
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the artist 1997
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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