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Desert Fox, 1980 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — Box: LTFBOX/MYERS Box 1
Identifier(s): H2019.53/5
Desert Fox
Desert Fox

Scope and contents

Shows a central female figure of a fox woman, with a halo of red hair and a foxes tail. Her hands are raised and there are two goats loating below her face. The face of the fox woman is hovering over the landscape in the background.

Described by Gianni Menichetti in 'Notes about Vali's drawings in this book' (YMS 16336, Box 6/3): A Fox Woman, a Spirit Woman, out in a desert, her eyes meeting the horizon, with two young goats above her breasts.

Dates

  • 1980

Creator

  • Myers, Vali, 1930-2003 (Artist, Person)

Conditions governing use

Copyright restrictions apply.

Copyright status

This work is in copyright.

Extent

1 drawing : pen, black ink, and burnt sienna ; 33.5 x 23 cm

General note

Reproduced in 'Nightflower: the life and art of Vali Myers', Melbourne, Outre Gallery Press, 2012, p.65 and 'Vali Myers : Between the dusk and dawn', Bundoora, La Trobe University, 2013, p.51.

One of 14 framed works, now deframed.

Creator

  • Myers, Vali, 1930-2003 (Artist, Person)
  • Box: LTFBOX/MYERS Box 1 (Graphic materials)

Repository details

Part of the Pictures Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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