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John Coburn

1987
Greg Weight

gelatin silver photograph on paper (sheet: 40.4 cm x 50.4 cm, image: 35.3 cm x 45.5 cm)
John Coburn

Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2004. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
© Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2022

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John Coburn

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Artist and subject

Greg Weight (age 41 in 1987)

John Coburn (age 62 in 1987)

Subject professions

Visual arts and crafts

Donated by

Patrick Corrigan AM (130 portraits)

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