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'Dante in Australia' bronze medal by Eileen Slarke

Object No. 94/17/1

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, designed by Eileen Slarke, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1992

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Summary

Physical Description

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, Eileen Slarke, Sydney, Australia, 1992 Medal, 'Dante in Australia', designed by Eileen Slarke, cast bronze, in the form of a stylised map of Australia, with an exaggerated, angular coastline. On the obverse the face of the poet Dante, is shown, rising out of the south eastern portion of the map, whilst the title "Dante in Australia" is inscribed to the left, with the word 'Australia' repeated in part, a further 5 times, covering the entire western half of the map. On the reverse, the designer's initials "E.S.", the edition number "8/9" and the year "92", are inscribed in gold leaf. The medal was designed for 'Dante In Australia,' an exhibition of 30 Australian artist's interpretations of hell as inspired by Dante, which toured Italy in 1993.

DIMENSIONS

Height

118 mm

Width

110 mm

Depth

7 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

Designed by Eileen Slarke, the curator of the "Dante In Australia" exhibition, and designer/lecturer in design at the University of NSW, College of Fine Arts Signed and dated "'92" on the reverse

HISTORY

Notes

Another medal of this edition was exhibitied in the "Dante in Australia" exhibition in 1993, and reproduced for use on the catalogue cover and poster for the same.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Presented by the Consulate General of Italy, 1993

Acquisition Date

24 January 1994

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