Primary Artist

Ray Hayes (1978–)

Title

If the unemployed are dole bludgers...then what the fuck are the idle rich?

Date made

1978

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Poster

Print type

stencil

Technique

screenprint, printed in colour inks, from multiple screens

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

145738

Accession number

90.1310.33

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1990/91 (1990-09-13)

Provenance

Collection formed by Richard Tipping, director of Thorny Devil Press.
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thorny Devil Press, New South Wales, 1990.

Credit line

Purchased 1990

Subject category

Unemployment

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Hayes, Ray. | (1978–) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

16 Jun 2026