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From:Benalla Art Gallery

Name/TitleFalls Creek SEC Construction Camp 1948; Kiewa 49 Falls Creek

About this objectBorn: Berlin, Germany 1900; Lived and worked: London, Middlesex England 1938 - 1939; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1939; Died: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia 1985

MakerErnest MARCUSE

Maker Roleartist

Date Made1948

Medium and Materialspaint, pen, crayon, pencil, gouache on paper on backing board

Inscription and MarksRecto:
Signed "MARCUSE" in black pen in l.l.c of composition; Titled "FALLS CREEK SEC CONSTRUCTION CAMP 1948" in black pen l.l.c of composition and "Kiewa 48 / Falls Creek" in black marker in l.r.c of composition; Not dated

Verso:
"Heavy / Equipment / S.E.C. JOB / KIEWA" in black pen in u.r.c of composition

Measurements22.5 x 53.5 cm [image]; 24.2 x 54.1 cm [sheet]

Subject and Association DescriptionDrawing; Construction; Dam; Falls Creek; Machines; Workers; Figures; Crane

Named CollectionBenalla Art Gallery Collection

Credit LineDonated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Nerida Marcuse, 2021

Object TypeDrawing

Object number2021.012

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