Images of Australian womanhood, 1910-1925 : fifty photographic portraits of women by Australian studios.

A$1,400 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Group of 50 (fifty) gelatin silver print photographs, all printed on postcard stock (as was customary in this period) in uniform format 140 x 90 mm (approximate); 49/50 have studio imprints, and in some cases the sitters are identified on the back; a couple with corner wear and one with light marks, but overall the portraits are in excellent condition. The quality and, in many cases, breathtaking beauty of these Australian vernacular photographic portraits makes them a readymade nucleus for an exhibition or publication. Among the studios represented (several more than once) are: Adelaide (S.A.): Diamond Studio; Frank A. McNeill Brisbane (Old.): Ruddle Gatton (Qld.): Rodway Studio Hobart (Tas.): Fred Brunton; Milo Studio Sydney (NSW): Coronation Studio; Jas. C. Cruden; Robin M. Cale (Neutral Bay) Corowa (NSW): Alf L. Bowden Melbourne (Vic.): Mendelssohn Co.; Yeoman Studios; Melba Studio; Eden Studios; Pearce Fullwood (Brunswick); W. B. Latimer (Fitzroy); H. Williams (South Melbourne); Whitney Bros. Electric Studios Geelong (Vic.): J. Lockwood; G. Wilmot Warrnambool (Vic.): Jordan; Foyle s Studios; Rochester (Vic.): W. B. Brown Horsham (Vic.): L. Brown, Thelma Studios St. Arnaud (Vic.): Lenlethen Studio Echuca (Vic.): W. Grimwood Numurkah, Nathalia and Seymour (Vic.): E. A. Krutli Shepparton (Vic.): Colliver, Toska Studio Ballarat (Vic.): Richards Co.; Yeoman Co.

• Binding: Hardcover

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