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The ranch boss

Dr Julian SMITH
The ranch boss
 (1930s)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
(43.5 × 34.0 cm) (image)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.l. : The Ranch Boss - (The Ranch Boss underlined) / inscribed in pencil on support l.r.: Julian Smith (underlined)
inscribed in pencil on reverse of support u.l.: Perth 35 / 1946 (vertical line) (1946 underlined) / Title The Ranch Bos(obscured) (Title underlined) / Process Bromide (Process underlined) / Julian Smith / 36 Powlett St / East Melb(obscured) / Austral(obscured) (Austral underlined) / 143 (underlined) / 143

Accession Number
2010.421

Department
Australian Photography

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Portrait of an elderly man in a cowboy hat, holding reigns in one hand.

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