Posters and prints by Martin Sharp and Harold L. Thornton, 1981-2009

PXX 93

fonds

1981-2009

Graphic Materials, Posters, Prints

923786

7 posters and prints (1 folder and 1 outsize folder) - screen prints and printed - 152 x 102 cm or smaller

A collection of 7 prints and posters by Martin Sharp and Harold L. Thornton:

PXX 93/Folder 1
1. Eternity Haymarket 1981 / [by Martin Sharp]
1 poster: screen print; 91.2 x 65.2 cm
Signed 'SHARP.' at lower right
Single colour screen print

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2. The Festival of Sydney 1981 / [by Martin Sharp]
1 poster: screen print, coloured; 102.0 x 76.0 cm
Signed 'S' at lower right

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3. Dr. Brown and green old time waltz, 1985? / by Harold L. Thornton, stage name Harold the Kangaroo
1 poster: 58.4 x 93.7 cm
Inscribed in ink in lower margin 'To Aaisha from her friend Harold 1989'
Based on Thornton's 1983 Archibald Prize entry Doctor Brown and green old time waltz.

PXX 93/Folder 2 (Outsize folder)
4. Tiny Tim & The Time Machine 2. The world professional non-stop singing record challenge, Brighton Festival, 27 May 1988 / [by Martin Sharp]
1 poster: screen print; 152.0 x 102.0 cm
Signed 'S.' at lower right
Signed in ink by artist and Tiny Tim in centre of poster

PXX 93/Folder 1
5. Circus Oz, Jan '89 / [by Martin Sharp]
1 poster: screen print, coloured; 93.4 x 69.0 cm
Signed 'S.' at lower right

PXX 93/Folder 1
6. Pale Blue Boofhead, 2006 / [by Martin Sharp]
1 print: screen print, coloured; 76.3 x 57.0 cm
Titled, signed by artist, and dated in pencil in lower margin
Edition: A/P [i.e. Artist's Proof]

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7. [Australia, 2009 / by Martin Sharp]
1 print: screen print, coloured; 103.5 x 72.5 cm

Research & study copies allowed: Including educational and not - for - profit use, and any use by the Library (refers to work by Martin Sharp only)
Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Martin Sharp or Harold Thornton
Rights and Restrictions Information:: Any commercial use of works by Martin Sharp should be referred to his nominated copyright collecting agency - VISCOPY.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW and Courtesy Martin Sharp or Courtesy Harold Thornton

Titles and dates mostly taken from posters and prints

Australia (PXX 93/Folder 1/no. 7) was created as a cover for The Sydney Morning Herald's 'Spectrum' section. It appeared on the front cover on 24 October 2009. The image is inspired by the illustration 'A curiosity in her own country' by Phil May published in The Bulletin magazine in the 1880s.

Reference:
Sydney Morning Herald Shop. http://www.smh.com.au (accessed 17 May 2011)
Transferred from PXD 1078, 21 November 2023

Thornton issued a poster of 'Dr. Brown and green old time waltz' in 1985 to publicise his work.

Reference:
Portrait 34, Summer 2009, pp. 28-31. National Portrait Gallery. http://www.portrait.gov.au/ (accessed 11 May 2011)