Description
Australia, printed in Bendigo Australia, on Italian Magnani Etrusca paper with matching envelope.
116 x 170mm
Taken from a photomontage screenprint by Justine Philip © 2025.
The image of a thylacine is placed in the foreground of an etching detail from the Picturesque Atlas of Australia 1888. The original thylacine photo was taken in captivity in Regents Park Zoo, London 1917, by photographer and illustrator Lilian Medland (1880-1955).
Conflict with sheep farmers in Tasmania decimated the thylacine population, while their increasing rarity fuelled their demand on the international wildlife market, ensuring their demise. There are ≈750 thylacines in museum collections worldwide, many came from the live exhibit trade.
