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Earth song
(1969)
from the Earth song series 1969

Medium
type C photograph
Measurements
16.8 × 25.4 cm (image and sheet)
Inscription
typed on paper on support reverse u.c.: great mother breast / a feast / for multitudes of mouths / that will soon suck / and succour seek.
stamped in ink on support reverse c.: KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE / Photography by / JOHN CATO / 125 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE 3000
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on support reverse l.r.: Camera Nikon F / Lens Nikkor S 5cm. / Film Ektachrome X / Process Bond Colour Laboratories
printed in ink on paper on accompanying card: great mother breast / a feast / for multitudes of mouths / that soon will suck / and succour seek.
Accession Number
PH402.6-1971
Department
Australian Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
© Courtesy of the artist's estate
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display