Scenes from an archipelago

Tom Nicholson

Scenes from an archipelago

Tom Nicholson (Artist)

Department of Fine Art

Research output: Non-textual form › Commissioned or Visual Artwork › Research

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Publisher	University Art Museum, University of Queensland
Size	Dimensions variable
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Frontier Imaginaries: The Life of Lines - QUT Art Museum and Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Duration: 14 May 2016 → 14 Aug 2016

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