Souvenir of Woop Woop

Artist/Maker and role
Kerrie Lester (Australian, b.1953, d.2016): Artist
 Production date
1976
 About this object
This work was featured in Kerrie Lester's solo exhibition 'Australia around me' held at Hogarth Galleries in 1976. In a review of this exhibition (Daily Mirror, 3/5/1976) art critic Sandra McGrath wrote that Lester was "a talent bound for the top...." and that the Souvenir of Woop Woop was a "marvelous piece". At this time Lester included a lot of found objects in her work and this work is comprised of show ribbons and tourist memento flags, tea towels and Union Carbide bags.
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Artist/Maker and role
Kerrie Lester (Australian, b.1953, d.2016): Artist
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Collection type
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Media
Mixed media and souvenir teaspoons
Measurements
146 x 210cm
Signature & date
Signed with stitched green thread, l.r.corner. "Lester" reversed
Credit line
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Elizabeth Evatt in 2020
Artist/Maker
Accession number
2020.178

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