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Soft Ears

Feature image of artwork

Soft Ears

Artist

Mary-Louise Browne
Production Date

2005
Medium

acrylic, enamel on leather
Size

280 x 350 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2005
Accession Number

C2005/1/42/2
Accession Date

04 Nov 2005
Department

New Zealand Art
Classification

Painting
Collection

Chartwell

Exhibition history

MILKSTARS: Sound constellations in the Chartwell Collection

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

17/08/2024 — 20/10/2024

MILKSTARS: Sound constellations in the Chartwell Collection

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

17/08/2024 — 20/10/2024

TXT: The written word in New Zealand art

Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History

08/12/2010 — 30/01/2011

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