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Low Tar

Feature image of artwork

Low Tar

  • Artist

    Michael Stevenson

  • Production Date

    1993

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Size

    140 x 140 mm

  • Credit

    Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2017

  • Accession Number

    C2017/1/37/2

  • Accession Date

    08 Dec 2017

  • Department

    New Zealand Art

  • Classification

    Drawing

  • Collection

    Chartwell

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Slave Pianos (of the Art Cult)

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Dragged Mass

Dragged Mass

Jesus Changed My Life in Eketahuna late '87

Jesus Changed My Life in Eketahuna late '87

Gospel Caravan

Gospel Caravan

I Hate Provincialism

I Hate Provincialism

Hotel bill

Hotel bill

Art old and new

Art old and new

4 Panel with Microphone

4 Panel with Microphone

Mokau

Mokau

Dog & Basket

Dog & Basket

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.6

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.6

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.2

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.2

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.3

The Free Exchange of Ideas No.3

How Much Can You Take Before You Give? South Pacific Television 2001 Mental Health Telethon supporters aid.

How Much Can You Take Before You Give? South Pacific Television 2001 Mental Health Telethon supporters aid.

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