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Glenrowan
Presented by Marlborough Graphics through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
abstraction
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
Australia
bandit
clothing and personal items
countries and continents
crime and punishment
crime and punishment: Ned Kelly, outlaw, circa 1880
desert
figure
from recognisable sources
helmet
hiding
history
Kelly, Ned
landscape
man
mask
named individuals
objects
people
places
policeman / woman
politics and society
sitting
work and occupations
<p>GlenrowanOne of Nolan's principle sources of inspiration has been the legend of the 19th century Australian outlaw and folk hero Ned Kelly. Born in 1845, Edward ('Ned') Kelly was the son of an Irish convict and cattle thief. After spending three years in prison for receiving a stolen horse Kelly embarked, a the age of nineteen, on a career of horse and cattle stealing. Kelly subsequently graduated to robbing banks, forming a gang of outlaws whose exploits achieved notoriety. The metal body armour worn by the gang captured popular imagination. This painting relates to the Siege of Glenrowan in 1880, a gun-battle between the gang and police in which Kelly was finally captured.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper print lithograph
Glenrowan
image: 762 × 527 mm
Presented by Marlborough Graphics through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
<p>Glenrowan</p><p>One of Nolan's principle sources of inspiration has been the legend of the 19th century Australian outlaw and folk hero Ned Kelly. Born in 1845, Edward ('Ned') Kelly was the son of an Irish convict and cattle thief. After spending three years in prison for receiving a stolen horse Kelly embarked, a the age of nineteen, on a career of horse and cattle stealing. Kelly subsequently graduated to robbing banks, forming a gang of outlaws whose exploits achieved notoriety. The metal body armour worn by the gang captured popular imagination. This <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> relates to the Siege of Glenrowan in 1880, a gun-battle between the gang and police in which Kelly was finally captured.</p>
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abstraction actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults Australia bandit clothing and personal items countries and continents crime and punishment crime and punishment: Ned Kelly, outlaw, circa 1880 desert figure from recognisable sources helmet hiding history Kelly, Ned landscape man mask named individuals objects people places policeman / woman politics and society sitting work and occupations