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No title (Inez McPhee's album of Melbourne and surrounds)
(1932-1936)

Medium
album: gelatin silver photographs, pen and white and black ink, newspaper, 38 pages, cardboard and leather cover with gold embossing, screw binding

Measurements
17.2 × 25.2 cm (page) 19.0 × 26.5 × 3.1 cm (closed) 19.0 × 51.8 × 1.5 cm (open)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by the niece and nephew of the artist, Ann Luck and John McPhee, Member, 2004

Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International

 

About this work

Inez McPhee was an active member of the Melbourne Women’s Walking Club, founded in 1922. McPhee took her camera on bushwalks with the group and, typical of amateur photographers of the period, compiled albums of the prints. Her albums are filled with images of women engaging in outdoor activities.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Victoria

Inscription
embossed in gold on cover c.: THE / STANDARD / ALBUM

Accession Number
2004.569

Department
Australian Photography

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