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Lenny (Timer) Miller 2008

Artwork Lenny (Timer) Miller this artwork made of Charcoal, crayon and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, created in 2008-01-01
Accession No.
2022.084
Date Created
2008
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Indigenous Australian Art
Dimensions A
180 x 240cm
Media Category
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal, crayon and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Place Created
Brisbane
Credit Line
The James C. Sourris AM Collection.
Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2022. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

This large-scale drawing of the artist’s cousin was created for the 16th Biennale of Sydney (2008), as one of 12 works entitled ‘What is an Aborigine?’. In this work, Ah Kee captures Lenny’s visage in affectionate detail, including his fixed stare, which appears to reach out from the canvas. Ah Kee has explained:

When you look at their gaze, you can see persistence and endurance. They’re not about sadness; they’re not even about frustration. They’re about endurance. Like all of us blackfellas, it’s about picking up and . . . not going away. We’re still here.

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An installation view of a large charcoal drawing of a face on a white-grey background, with a visitor looking on.
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Courage and beauty: The James C. Sourris AM Collection

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Exhibitions featuring this object

Ross Manning’s Spectra XIII 2017, installed for ’Courage and Beauty’, GOMA, September 2021 / The James C. Sourris AM Collection. Gift of James C. Sourris AM through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2023. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program / © Ross Manning / Photograph: J Ruckli, QAGOMA

‘Courage and Beauty’

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

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