For: Malcolm - Ho, ho, ho
Primary Artist
Colin Little (1952–1982)
Title
Date made
1981
Place made
Megalo, Ainslie Village, Kamberri / Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Poster
Print type
stencil
Technique
screenprint, printed in colour inks, from five stencils
Matrix size
50.6 x 37.0 cm (printed image)
Support
white matt wove paper
Support size
50.6 x 38.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Image of Santa Claus dressed in his christmas suit, holding a small round bomb with fuse alight. The bomb carried the tag, FOR: Malcolm. Malcolm Fraser was the Prime Minister of Australia at that time.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
177792
Accession number
93.1706
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1993/94 (1993-10-27)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, 1993.
Credit line
Gift of the Canberra Contemporary Art Space 1993
Subject categories
Art exhibition poster | Australia, Political figures
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Little, Colin | (1952–1982) Australian | Male | artist
Megalo Grafix. | Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Last Updated
22 Jun 2026