The Fly
(c. 1960s)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
46.8 × 38.8 cm (image)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
© Estate of the artist
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
First taking up photography at the age of fifty-six, Grace Lock worked as a photographer in Australia during the 1960s and 1970s. Through her participation in the Melbourne Camera Club and the Australian Photographic Society, among other photography groups, she was a passionate advocate for amateur photography. She was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to Australian photography in 1981 and received an honorary fellowship from the British Royal Photography Society in 1988.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue ballpoint pen on support reverse u.c.: Grace Lock / "Cooleenth" / 185 Cotham Rd / Kew / Victoria / Australia
stamped in ink on support reverse u.r.: GRACE LOCK A.F.A.I.P. / COOLEENTH / 185 COTHAM RD., / KEW / NO. VICTORIA / TITLE AUSTRALIA
inscribed over previous inscription in blue ballpoint pen on support reverse u.r.: The Fly
stamped in ink on reverse u.c.: GRACE LO (...illeg.) F.A.I.P. / COOLEENTH / 185 COTHAM RD., / KEW / NO. VICTORIA / TITLE AUSTRALIA
Accession Number
PH365-1971
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest