Watercolour, D Bradman retires 1948, by artist Robert Ingpen 2002, MCC Tapestry no. 78
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Artwork/Painting/Watercolour
Date Used
2002-2003
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Original Robert Ingpen watercolour entitled 'DON BRADMAN RETIRES'. The artist's image number - 78 - title, and year - 1948 - are handwritten below the design. A sheet of tracing paper, with grid lines and references, folds over the artwork which is signed and dated by the artist. The image is included in a tapestry celebrating 150 years of performances and events on the MCG. Following the 1948 tour of England, Bradman played a testimonial match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Bradman and Hassett captained the two teams of the best players in the country - and Bradman made 123, his 117th first-class century. In 1949, Bradman was knighted for his services to cricket; in 1996 he was an inaugural inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame; and, in 2000 he was named as the first among Wisden's Five Cricketers of the 20th Century.
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0 - Whole: H: 419 W: 282mm (H: 16 1/2 W: 11 1/8")
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Date Used
2002-2003
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In storage
Registration No
M10340
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Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Robert Ingpen
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