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M.O. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'

2001
eX de Medici

watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper (107.4 cm x 115.0 cm)
M.O. Ranger 3: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'


Commissioned with funds from the Basil Bressler Bequest 2001
© eX de Medici

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Peter Schipperheyn

'A quintessential Australian character'

Portrait story: 5 minutes 37 seconds

Sculptor Peter Schipperheyn talks about working with marble and his portrait of Peter Garrett.
2001.192.8
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Artist and subject

eX de Medici (age 42 in 2001)

Midnight Oil

Peter Garrett AM (age 48 in 2001)

Rob Hirst (age 46 in 2001)

Jim Moginie (age 45 in 2001)

Martin Rotsey (age 45 in 2001)

Dwayne Hillman (age 43 in 2001)

Subject professions

Activism

Government and leadership

Performing arts

Supported by

Basil P. Bressler (44 portraits supported)

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Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground
Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground'
1. Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground, 2001. 2. Test #2 Ranger 3 Pit Mine Kakadu, N.T.: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001. 3. Test #4 Broadhead and Wing Pattern: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001. 4. Test #5 Garrett in landscape: Preparatory study for 'Nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground', 2001. All eX de Medici.

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