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Australian Women Photographers: 1890-1950

(Australian Tour 1981-1982)

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Below is the cover for the catalogue for the exhibition and list of the photographs exhibited.

The Director of the George Paton Gallery at the time was Judy Annear with Merryn Gates Assistant Director. The exhibition was researched and curated by Barbara Hall, Jenni Mather and Christine Gillespie. The catalogue also contained (not republished here) another essay plus biographies for the photographers.

Catalogue of works (details and dates as listed in 1980)

All measurements are in centimetres, height before width and refer to the image size. Photographers' own titles are used where known.

Bernice Agar 1885-1976

  1. Alice Agar No.10 c.1920s, hand coloured silver print 21.5 x 16.0, Mrs. Helen C. Smith & Mrs. Joan Reeve, Sydney
  2. Mildred Agar (eldest sister to Bernice) c.1920s, hand coloured silver print 27.5 x 17.0, Mrs. Helen C. Smith & Mrs. Joan Reeve, Sydney
  3. Joan Driffield (sister to Helen) c.1920s, hand coloured silver print 20.0 x 14.0,Mrs. Helen C. Smith & Mrs. Joan Reeve, Sydney

 

Effie Baker 1880-1968

  1. Trim Green Curds c.1940s, hand coloured silver print 15.0 x 10.75 National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia Inc.
  2. Correa Speciosa c.1940s, hand coloured silver print 14.0 x 8.75 National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia Inc.
  3. Spider Orchids c.1940s, hand coloured silver print 15.0 x 10.75 National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia Inc.
  4. Pterostylis Nutans Nodding green-hoods c.1940s, hand coloured silver print 14.0 x 8.75, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia Inc.

 

Doris C. Barnes 1894

  1. Please c.1920s-1930s, silver print 18.5 x 27.25, Miss Doris C. Barnes, Adelaide
  2. Portrait January 1936, silver print (on Kodak Kodura paper) 30.5 x 22.0 Miss Doris C. Barnes, Adelaide
  3. Mother and Child c.1936, silver print (warm tone) 27.5 x 22.0 Miss Doris C. Barnes, Adelaide
  4. Late Evening (taken from Adelaide Post Office) c.1930s silver print 25.0 x 30.0, Miss Doris C. Barnes, Adelaide

 

Esther Baylis (nee Legoe) 1889-

  1. Bernini's Colonnade, St. Peters, Rome c.1920s silver print (warm toned) 30.5 x 24.0 Esther Baylis, Melbourne
  2. Untitled (landscape) cA930s,silver print (warm toned) 21.0 x 29.75 Esther Baylis, Melbourne
  3. Skis c.1930s, silver print (warm toned) 30.5 x 22.75 Esther Baylis, Melbourne
  4. Miss Janet Eccles c.1930s, silver print (warm toned) 19.0 x 27.75 Esther Baylis, Melbourne

 

Sarah Chinnery 1887-1970

  1. Hanuabada, Village Piccaninnies, Papua 1921-24, toned silver print 21.75 x 30.75, Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne
  2. Tumbuan Figure, Duk Duk Secret Society, Rabaul, New Guinea 1929 silver print 19.0 x 23.5 Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne
  3. Betty MacKenzie Landing From Schooner, Pato, Rabaul Harbour c.1930s. silver print 13.25 x 19.25 Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne
  4. Canoe Men, Ramu 1935, toned silver print 20.0 x 25.25, Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne
  5. On Balongot, Sepik 1935, toned silver print 21.5 x 14.0 Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne
  6. Lome — Beach Sports December 1936, toned silver print 18.0 x 23.25 Sarah Chinnery Collection, Melbourne

 

Pegg Clarke 1890?-1956?

  1. Tea Party c.1920s silver print 16.0 x 20.25 Private Collection
  2. Gateway to St. Paul c.1920s silver print 25.5 x 29.0 Private Collection
  3. Tree Shadows, Fuenterrabia c.1920s silver print 25.5 x 31.5 Private Collection
  4. La Grande Rue, St. Paul c.1920s silver print 31.4 x 25.5 Mark and Janice Hinderaker, U.S.A.
  5. Untitled (boats and canal) c.1920s silver print 26.0 x 28.0 Mark and Janice Hinderaker, U.S.A.

 

Olive Cotton 1911-

  1. Teacup Ballet 1934-35 silver print 36.5 x 29.25 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  2. Party Frock 1938, silver print 35.0 x 29.0 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  3. Mantlepiece c.1940s silver print 22.75 x 19.0 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  4. The Patterned Road c.1940s silver print 24.75 x 28.75  Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  5. Child Study 1942 silver print 19.25 x 15.5 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  6. Design for a Mural 1942 toned silver print 37.5 x 15.0 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  7. Factory c.1942-45 silver print 20.75 x 15.25 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  8. Drawing Office c.1942-45 silver print 15.0 x 20.5  Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales
  9. Aircraft Mechanics 1945 silver print 41.5 x 35.5 Olive Cotton, Koorawatha, New South Wales

 

Dorothy Davidson

  1. Casting off the Bow Rope (Captain Smith) c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria
  2. Relaxation c.1930s toned silver print 13.5 x 8.0 Science Museum of Victoria
  3. Delightful sports on deck and what a welcome this boy gets c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria
  4. Through the Net c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria
  5. The liner she's a lady by the paint upon her face c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria
  6. Taking the Sun c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria
  7. Tom, do you remember the day we, c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5  Science Museum of Victoria
  8. The Tidy Sailor c.1930s silver print 15.5 x 20.5 Science Museum of Victoria

 

Margot Donald.    1923

  1. Myjoy Gloves c.1940s silver print 35.5 x 28.0 Margot Donald, Sydney
  2. Patricia c.1946-47 silver print 35.25 x 24.0 Margot Donald, Sydney

 

Olga Dougall 1896-1963

  1. Lady in Sitting Room c.1920s toned silver print 15.5 x 20.75 Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne
  2. Woman with chickens: ten today c.1930s silver print 7.75 x 12.0 Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne
  3. Couple on Grass c.1930s silver print 11.75 x 15.5  Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne
  4. Party c.1930s silver print 15.0 x 20.0 Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne
  5. Sitting Room c.1930s toned silver print 15.5 x 20.75 Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne
  6. Boy mending Bicycle c.1940s silver print 13.0 x 10.0 Mrs. Joan H. Sheedy, Melbourne

 

A. Firmstone 1870?-?

  1. Emily and Samuel Sagler — Married 1897 1897 toned silver print 14.5 x 11.0  Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  2. Mrs. Browning and the Camellia tree c.1890s toned silver print 14.5 x 11.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  3. Washing Arrowroot Norfolk Island c.1890s silver print 8.0 x 12.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  4. Eva Ekalemo and Victoria Epa from Sta. Cruz. c.1890s silver print 12.0 x 8.5 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees

 

Ruth Hollick 1883-1977

  1. Child and Bear c.1920-30s copy print 25.4 x 18.2 Art Gallery of New South Wales
  2. Two Women on the Beach c.1920-30s copy print 25.4 x 18.4 Art Gallery of New South Wales
  3. Quentin Cain c.1920-30s bromide print on paper with pink tint 23.8 x 30.0 Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  4. Mrs. A.E.M. Kirkwood (seated bride) c.1920-30s gelatin silver print 29.3 x 18.2 Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  5. Mrs. A.E.M. Kirkwood (standing bride) c.1920-30s gelatin silver print 29.4 x 17.0 Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  6. Mrs. Innes Randolph and children beside a car c.1920-30s gelatin silver print 11.3 x 20.1 Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  7. Mrs. Innes Randolph and children beside a car (one child at front of car) c.1920-30s gelatin silver print 11.3 x 20.1 Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  8. Croup drinking tea in an art room c.1920-30s copy print 19.6 x 25.7  Australian National Gallery, Canberra
  9. Miss J. Purves-Smith c.1920-30s gelatin silver print 30.2 x 19.4 Australian National Gallery, Canberra

 

Pat Holmes 1915-

  1. Portrait of Harold Cazneaux 1934 silver print 24.0 x 18.5 Pat Stuart, Sydney
  2. New Year's Eve, Kings Cross 1946 silver print 19.0 x 24.0  Pat Stuart, Sydney
  3. Lady Louis Mountbatten Press Conference, Canberra 1946 silver print 17.5 x 24.25 Pat Stuart, Sydney

 

Adelie Hurley 1910-

  1. Warrior, Melville Island 1942 silver print 24.0 x18.5  Adelie Hurley, Bowen, Queensland

 

Kate Ivens 1870?-?

  1. Still Life c.1890s silver print 10.0 x 15.0 (oval) Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  2. Miss Ivens' Writing Class c.1890s silver print 10.25 x15.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  3. Girls Washing Blankets c.1890s silver print 6.0 x 8.25 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  4. Mt. Pitt, Melanesian Mission Cemetery and boys washing c.1890s silver print 10.5 x 15.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  5. Melanesian Girls Washing c.1890s silver print 8.0 x 11.25 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  6. Michael Mesland and Rev. W. Ivens c.1890s silver print 7.75 x 6.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  7. Birds eye view of men's quarters, Norfolk Island c.1890s silver print 8.0 x 11.75 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  8. Monica Ipue and Alice Maud c.1890s silver print 11.0 x 7.5 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  9. Girls Washing Blankets 1896 silver print 7.5 x 10.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  10. Boys fighting over broom 1896 toned silver print 10.5 x 15.0 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees
  11. Red Rock, Norfolk Island 1896 silver print 8.0 x 11.75 Norfolk Island Museum Trustees

 

Mona McLeod 1897-1964

  1. Gippsland Landscape c.1930s hand coloured silver print 23.7 x 28.5 Private Collection
  2. Figurehead of the Wreck of County Antrim c.1937 silver print (velox postcard) 9.0 x 14.5 State Library of Victoria
  3. John Reid 1939 toned silver print 16.5 x 12.5 Private Collection
  4. Main Street, Bairnsdale, Black Friday. January 13, 1939 silver print (postcard) 8.0 x 13.0  State Library of Victoria

 

Madge Massingham 1900-1979

  1. First Church Parade November 1940 (No.7) silver print 13.0 x 8.5  Mrs. Wilma McKay, Melbourne
  2. First Church Parade November 1940 (No.8) silver print 13.0 x 8.5 Mrs. Wilma McKay, Melbourne
  3. Party of Fruit Pickers, Lachlan 1942 silver print 10.75 x 15.75  Mrs. Wilma McKay, Melbourne

 

Alice Mills 1870-1929

  1. Tour: Mother with your Grandfather c.1920s hand coloured silver print 10.5 dia. (circular) Mrs. Mary True, Melbourne
  2. Girl With Clasped Hands c.1920s hand coloured silver print 35.5 x 27.75 (oval) Mrs. Mary True, Melbourne
  3. Winter (from a series titled Four Seasons) c.1920s hand coloured silver print 37.0 x 29.0 Mrs. Mary True, Melbourne

 

May Moore 1880?-1931

  1. Aboriginal Woman c.1900s toned silver print 32.0 x 25.25 Private Collection
  2. Dulcie Deamer 1927 gelatin emulsion photograph 21.0 x 15.5 National Library of Australia, Canberra
  3. Vera Dwyer 1927 gelatin emulsion photograph 21.0 x 16.0 National Library of Australia, Canberra

 

Mina Moore 1883-1957

  1. Lizzette Parkes c.1920s toned silver print 20.5 x 14.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria

 

May & Mina Moore

  1. Edna Thornton c.1900s toned silver print 20.5 x 11.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  2. Edna Thornton and Man c.1900s toned silver print 19.5 x 15.0 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  3. Billy Chisholm in Military Uniform c.1920s toned silver print 19.5 x 14.0 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  4. Billy Chisholm in Civilian Clothes c.1920s toned silver print 19.5 x 14.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  5. Billy Chisholm and Friend c.1920s toned silver print 9.0 x 12.0 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  6. Shirley Huxley c.1920s toned silver print 15.0 x 20.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  7. Fritz Hart and Alfred Hill c.1930s toned silver print 14.5 x 19.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria
  8. Fritz Hart and Alfred Hill c.1930s silver print (single weight) 15.0 x 18.5 Mina & May Moore Collection, State Library of Victoria

 

Gwendolyn Morris

  1. Adelphi Arches 1920s silver print 16.0 x 20.8 Art Gallery of South Australia
  2. Hyde Park 1920s silver print 13.7 x 21.0 Art Gallery of South Australia
  3. Cleopatra's Needle 1920s silver print 15.7 x 21.0 Art Gallery of South Australia

 

Elizabeth Nash-Boothby 1890?-1964

  1. Lady with Hat c.1910s toned silver print 20.5 x 14.0 Mrs. L. Meltzer, Melbourne
  2. Young Woman c.1910s toned silver print 19.5 x 14.5 (oval) Mrs. L. Meltzer, Melbourne
  3. Lady with Fur Coat c.1910s toned silver print 20.5 x 13.5 Mrs. L. Meltzer, Melbourne

 

Lillian Louisa Pitts 1872-1947

  1. My Summer Holiday at Merrigum, Victoria, starring Frank Stephenson, Campbell Street, Swan Hill, Victoria, c.1908-25
    silver prints (6)
  1. Cover Portrait 11.0 x 7.25 (curved sides)
  2. Cot a few apples . . . 15.5 x 11.0
  3. While we were at... 10.5 x 15.25
  4. Had one really good ...10.5x15.25
  5. A boy took me boating ... 10.5 x 15.25
  6. Then I had a bad cold . . . 10.5 x 14.5

The late Mr. F.W. Stephenson, Bairnsdaie, Victoria

  1. Map of Australia c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.75 x 13.75  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  2. Methodist Picnic, Merrigum Park c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 14.0 x 8.75  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  3. Children with Water Pump c.1908-25 silver print 10.75 x 15.25  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  4. Am I Like a Fairy? c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 14.0 x 8.5 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  5. Pupils at the old school at the Mile Corner c.1908-25 silver print 10.5 x 15.5  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  6. Woman crossing Log Bridge c.1908-25 toned silver print 15.0 x 11.0  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  7. Smokehouse c.1908-25 silver print 11.25 x 15.5 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  8. Family Washing c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.75 x 13.75 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  9. Twining Flowers c. 1908-25 silver print (postcard) 13.75 x 8.75 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  10. Splitting Melons c.1908-25 silver print 15.5 x 10.75 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  11. Preparation for Tea Party c.1908-25 silver print 11.5 x 16.0 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  12. Tea Party c.1908-25 silver print 11.5 x 16.0 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  13. Loading Boxes on Dray c.1908-25 silver print 9.75 x 16.0 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  14. Five Men in a Row c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.5 x 13.75 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  15. Lunch in Orchard c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.5 x 13.75  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  16. Fruit Pickers Carrying Ladders c.1908-25 silver print 8.5 x 16.0 Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  17. Six Women Picking Flowers c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.5 x 13.75  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria
  18. Six People in Family Croup c.1908-25 silver print (postcard) 8.5 x 13.75  Annie Catherine Tyson, Merrigum, Victoria

 

Laura Praeger

  1. Committee XII Chicago Exposition Committee 1892 bromide print 27.0 x 36.5 Mitchell Library, Sydney Helena Warren 1871-1962
  2. Uncle lack c.1900s silver print 8.75 x 13.0 Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales
  3. Craft Display c.1910 silver print 11.0 x 15.0 Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales
  4. View from Narbethong c.1910 silver print (postcard) 13.0 x 8.75 Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales
  5. Lamily Croup c.1920s silver print (postcard) 7.5 x 10.0 Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales
  6. Train Departing c.1920s toned silver print (postcard) 8.75 x 13.0 Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales
  7. Picnic Group c.1920s silver print 10.0 x 14.25  Mrs. Ivy E.E. Rodwell, Cooma, New South Wales

 

E. Joyce Waterhouse 1887-1966

  1. Winter c.1920s silver print 23.9 x18.1  Art Gallery of South Australia

 

Also included in this exhibition are portraits of the women photographers.

 

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