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ATW weaver matching yarn for ‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m. Photograph: ATW.

Detail of ‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m. Photograph: ATW.

‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m.

ATW weavers working after cutting off ‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m. Photograph: ATW.

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ATW weaver matching yarn for ‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m. Photograph: ATW.

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Detail of ‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m. Photograph: ATW.

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‘Pretty as’ 1982, designed by Richard Larter, woven by Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce & Cheryl Thornton, wool and cotton, 2.850 x 4.753m.

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Artists

Richard Larter

Size

2.850 x 4.735 m

Location

Canberra

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

Year

1982

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Weavers

Sara Lindsay, Allan Holland, Pamela Joyce, Cheryl Thornton

In 1982 four ATW weavers translated Pretty as - designed by prominent Australian artist Richard Larter - into tapestry.

Known for his use of bright colour and a collage-based approach to image production, Larter is classified as one of Australia's few highly recognizable pop artists.

Pretty as is housed in the National Gallery of Australia Collection in Canberra.

Larter has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, and is represented by Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.