Print XIV, the emu in his officer's cap, a black and white photograph on a white T-shirt

The story card in its sealed sleeve and the care tag — In every boxEvery Print comes with its story, printed like an old newspaper. The same true story, told in a single picture. Evidence included.

Print XIV · The Café Editions

The emus won. · Print XIV

$70 · Open edition

The story

Western Australia, November 1932. Wheat farmers asked the army for help against thousands of emus eating their crops. The army sent Major G. P. W. Meredith, a small unit and two machine guns.

The emus split into small groups and ran. A month and nearly ten thousand rounds later, the soldiers went home. Meredith said that with a division of birds like these he could face any army in the world.

The emus stayed.

Source: the Emu War, 2 November to 10 December 1932. The photograph is from the Femage archive, and the officer's cap is ours.

The print

Print XIV, from the drawer: the story of Plate XIV told in a single black and white photograph, printed on cotton, one touch of red.

Every shirt comes with its story card, printed like an old newspaper.

The edition

The Prints are an open edition: not signed, not numbered, and not limited. Each one comes with its story card, printed like an old newspaper.

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