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Some Lads

In Gallery Four

The Some Lads series powerfully and playfully depicts Russell Page, Larrakia man Gary Lang, Muruwari man Matthew Doyle, and Graham Blanco, a descendant of the Mer (Murray Island) people.

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Some lads #1
Some lads #1, 1986 Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Some lads #2
Some lads #2, 1986 (printed c. 2000) Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Some lads #3
Some lads #3, 1986 (printed c. 2000) Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Some lads #4
Some lads #4, 1986 (printed c. 2000) Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Some lads #5
Some lads #5, 1986 (printed c. 2000) Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.
Ningali Lawford-Wolf
Ningali Lawford-Wolf, 1996 (printed 2016) Stuart Spence. © Stuart Spence
Russell Page in Venice
Russell Page in Venice, 1997 Brenda L Croft. © Brenda L Croft/Copyright Agency, 2024
Telphia
Telphia, 1990 (printed 2013) Michael Riley. © Michael Riley/Copyright Agency, 2024
Delores
Delores, 1990 (printed 2013) Michael Riley. © Michael Riley/Copyright Agency, 2024
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