Ricky Maynard
A Free Country - Portrait of a Distant Land, 2005/08
silver gelatin print on paper
44h x 44w cm (image size); 71h x 69w cm (overall, framed size)
edition of 10 plus 3 artist proofs
BG1290
POA
Many of our men went off to fight in both world wars, I have often wondered why. These men were Indigenous to this land. They were not recognized as citizens...
Many of our men went off to fight in both world wars, I have often wondered why. These men were Indigenous to this land. They were not recognized as citizens of Australia. Had no right to vote, yet served and died for a nation, one that had been stolen from them. Those who did return, returned to a world of degradation. Lest We Forget.
Cape Barren Island War Memorial opened in 1937
Cape Barren Island War Memorial opened in 1937
Exhibitions
Ricky Maynard - A Survey