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  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
    Jack Shadbolt, Mighty In His Melon-Making, c. 1939 (BG2472 installation view). Photo: Howard Ursuliak.
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
  • <em>Mighty In His Melon-Making </em>
Artwork

Mighty In His Melon-Making

Artist/Creator
Jack Shadbolt (Artist)
Date
c. 1939
ID #
BG2472

Physical Description

Medium
graphite, watercolour, crayon, conte, newspaper
Support
paper
Dimensions
61 cm 715 cm (Object)
Object Description
Item is sixteen large pages attached to each other in a line with adhesive tape. A poem is written as one long line that runs throughout the panels. Images illustrate and interact with poem. Entire work can be folded like an accordian. One additional page resting on top of folded pane contains poem and drawing.

History

Collection
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Credit Line
Gift of Doris Shadbolt, 2001
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