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Song of the Emu
Song of the Emu
Song of the Emu - Image 1
Song of the Emu - Image 2
Artist Name
Emily Kam Kngwarray
Artwork Name
Song of the Emu, 1991
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Dimensions
48.11 x 83.94 inches
122 × 213cm
Inventory ID
INV-KAME-0016

Provenance

Delmore Gallery, Northern Territory

Exhibited

Desert Painters of Australia: Two Generations, Gagosian, Hong Kong 24 September - 7 November 2020Significant, D’Lan Contemporary, Melbourne, 17 June – 31 July 202160 over 50: 60 Paintings from 50 Years of Australian First Nations Art, UOVO, New York, May 2023Emily Kam Kngwarray, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2 December 2023 – 28 April 2024Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Modern, London, 10 July 2025 - 11 January 2026; Foundation Opale, Switzerland, 14 June - 15 November 2026

Literature

Vanessa Merlino, Significant 2021, D’Lan Contemporary Pty Ltd, Melbourne, p. 59

Kelli Cole and Hetti Perkins, Emily Kam Kngwarray. National Gallery of Australia, 2023, p. 52-53 (illus.)

Kelli Cole and Hetti Perkins, Emily Kam Kngwarray, Tate Enterprises Ltd, London, 2025 p. 62-63 (illus.)
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