Subiaco Museum > Records

DRAWING: 'THE TEA PARTY SKETCH OF FIGURE', SHAUN TAN

2002
Subcollections
Overview

Image: Small black and white pencil sketch of The Tea Party. Includes four figures sitting around a picnic blanket. One of three small pencil sketches of singular figures.

Signature: Unsigned

Frame: Fine black frame with cream mount under glass.

Historical information

One of ten preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco following the commissioning of two large colour murals by Shaun Tan for the Subiaco Library in 2002.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2020.131.10
Item type
Inscriptions and markings

Shaun Tan

Year
Statement of significance

One of ten preparation drawings received by the City of Subiaco following the commissioning of two large colour murals by Shaun Tan for the Subiaco Library in 2002.

Aesthetic: Social: Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Rarity: Representativeness: Historic:

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Public Location
Subiaco Library
Subiaco Museum

Subiaco Museum

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->