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The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque & Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque

Robert Preston (1990) The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque & Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque. [Artwork]


The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque by Robert Preston. © Robert Forrest Preston. Photograph by Carl Warner.
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Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque by Robert Preston. © Robert Forrest Preston. Photograph by Carl Warner.
Copyright protected. Not for download, reuse or distribution.
Item Type
Artwork
Collection
JCU Art Collection
Item Code
ACC 2017_003.627 & 2017_004.628
Subjects
art; mixed media; Inner Visions

Artwork Details


Artist: Robert PRESTON
Artist Information:

Born 1942, United Kingdom

Title: The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque & Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque
Date: 1990
Medium: The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque: Pigment and wax on carved 'synthetic stone' on board. Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque: Charcoal and chalk on tracing paper over 'grass paper'
Dimensions: The Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque: 35 x 103 cm. Working Drawing for the Lost Songs of Eden No.1 - The Mezin Plaque: 38.5 x 100.5 cm
Credit Line:

Both items Exhibited in Robert Preston Inner Visions: Observation, Abstraction and Imagination, 1955-2021 held at Perc Tucker Regional Gallery June-August 2021.
Both items donated by the Artist in 2016 to the James Cook University Art Collection.

Additional Information

Collection access: Artworks from the JCU Art Collection are located in various public spaces across JCU's campuses in Townsville, Cairns, Mount Isa, Mackay, and Thursday Island. The collection offers students, visitors and staff the opportunity to enjoy, interact with and be stimulated by artworks which are integrated into their social and working environments. Enquiries about the art collection can be sent to artcollection@jcu.edu.au

Copyright Information

© Robert Forrest Preston

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