Kath Walker, Moongalba, one
1974
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
16.3 × 24.2 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Ms Ingeborg Tyssen, 2001
© Courtesy of Ken Jerrems & estate of Lance Jerrems
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Carol Jerrems studied photography at Prahran College in Melbourne, winning several student awards before first exhibiting her work in the early 1970s. Jerrems collaborated with Australian artist Virginia Fraser on the 1974 publication A Book About Australian Women, a suite of portraits featuring a diverse range of subjects. This portrait was taken as part of that project, and an edition is included in the book. The work features Oodgeroo Noonuccal, previously known as Kath Walker, who was an Aboriginal rights activist, poet, WWII veteran, environmentalist and educator. Noonuccal is photographed with her pen poised at the learning centre she established on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island, Queensland) to teach visitors to the island about Aboriginal culture and Country.
Artwork Details
Edition
ed. 1/9
Inscription
inscribed in blue fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.r.: KATH WALKER (POET / WRITER), / STRADBROKE ISLAND, Q.L.D.
inscribed in blue fibre-tipped pen on reverse c.r.: “KATH WALKER, MOONGALBA, ONE”, / 1974 1/9
stamped in ink on reverse l.r.: carol / jerrems / photographic artist / 13 athelstane grove / ivanhoe 49-1780
Accession Number
2001.822
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Daryl and Anne Whinney