Elsie Warren, past 70
1990
from the After work series 1990
- Medium
- gelatin silver photograph, oil paint, fibre-tipped pen
- Measurements
- 24.8 × 20.5 cm (image)
- Place/s of Execution
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Inscription
- inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on mount l.l.: Elsie Warren, "past 70" / I left school when I was 15. I worked in factories, and as a shop / assistant, and doing other people's housework until I was past 50. / I joined a hydrotherapy group about six years ago. / I've got arthritis in my knees and I need to keep exercising. / I love the group. We have alot of fun. / Once your family goes it's a void for a couple of years. / I felt a bit dull and frustrated for a while, but when I joined the / group my life became much more social. / You have to make the most of your life. I do courses at the / Council of Adult Education. This year I'm doing decorative framing / and motor mechanics.
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.l.: #3 / Elsie Warren, "past 70"
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.c.: Return to 41 Blanche St / St. Kilda. 3182
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.: Ruth Maddison 1990
inscribed over previous inscription in fibre-tipped pen on reverse l.c.: © Ruth Maddison 1990
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: 2 (in a circle)
- Accession Number
- PH61-1990
- Department
- Australian Photography
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Hugh D. T. Williamson Foundation, Founder Benefactor, 1990
© Ruth Maddison
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney
- Gallery location
- Not on display
