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CECIL.
W. BOSTOCK 1884-1939
1985: Australian National Gallery, Canberra
(from 1992 - National Gallery of Australia)
Highlights and Soft Shadows: Pictorialism in Australian Photography
Australian National Gallery (ANG), Canberra
Curators: Isobel Crombie, Helen Ennis, and Martyn Jolly
Exhibition Dates: 8 June – 29 September 1985 (Gallery 11, ANG)
The Catalogue / Monograph was published in 1985 by the Australian National Gallery, Canberra.
A major survey dedicated to Pictorialism in Australian photography, exploring the soft-focus aesthetic, atmospheric lighting, and hand-manipulated printing processes (such as bromoil and carbon prints) favoured by early 20th-century Australian art photographers. Highlighted works by key Australian pictorialists and salon photographers, including John Kauffmann, Harold Cazneaux, Cecil Bostock, Pegg Clarke, and Dr. Julian Smith.
Note on Date: While initial research, planning, or secondary tour venues (such as the Queensland Art Gallery's regional component) trace back to around 1984, the official exhibition opened at the Australian National Gallery in Canberra on 8 June 1985.
NGA online essay: by Martyn Jolly 1985
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