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Some lads #4

1986 (printed c. 2000)
Tracey Moffatt

from the series ‘Some lads’
gelatin silver photograph on paper, edition 11/30 (image: 53.1 cm x 53.1 cm, sheet: 76.4 cm x 61.3 cm, frame: 103.3 cm x 83.2 cm depth 4.0 cm)
Some lads #4

Larrakia man Gary Lang (left), a dancer, teacher and choreographer, trained at NAISDA and joined Bangarra Dance Theatre in 1995. After five years with Bangarra he returned to Darwin and established the NT Dance Company, of which he remains Artistic Director. Graham Blanco is pictured at right.

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2024
© Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.

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Artist and subject

Tracey Moffatt (age 26 in 1986)

Gary Lang (age 24 in 1986)

Graham Blanco

Subject professions

Performing arts

Visual arts and crafts

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1. Tracey Moffatt filming early land rights march, c. 1980 Elaine Pelot-Syron. © Elaine Pelot-Syron/Copyright Agency, 2024. 2. Some lads #2, 1986 (printed c. 2000) Tracey Moffatt. © Tracey Moffatt
Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney.. 3. Tracey Moffatt, 1995 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024. 4. Tracey Moffatt, 1995 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024.

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Some Lads

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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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