First of August, Wattle Day

Artist: GRIFFITH, Pamela | Title: First of August, Wattle Day | Date: 1980 | Technique: etching, soft ground, sugar lift, aquatint, burnishing printed in colour from two zinc plates | Copyright: © Pamela Griffith
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Primary Artist

Pamela Griffith (1943–)

Title

First of August, Wattle Day

Date made

1980

Place made

Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop, Bardwell Park, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, soft ground, sugar lift, aquatint, burnishing printed in colour from two zinc plates

Matrix size

60.9 x 45.3 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 40

Production notes

Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop note: Bevelled plates. States 5 and 6 very close to State 7. Edition printed from State 7. No artist proofs retained.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1224

Creators

GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | artist

GRIFFITH STUDIO AND GRAPHIC WORKSHOP | (1973–1999) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Hanks, Rew. | (1958–) Australian | Male | printer

Morgan, Ailsa Lesley. | (1953–) Australian | Female | printer

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: GRIFFITH, Pamela | Title: First of August, Wattle Day | Date: 1980 | Technique: etching, soft ground, sugar lift, aquatint, burnishing printed in colour from two zinc plates | Copyright: © Pamela Griffith
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 94.796

State

7th state

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