They knock me down but I get up again (snakes and ladders)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Grid
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Like a jewel (me as a Shrigley)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Soggy (Adamson, take a picture it’ll last longer)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Tethered
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Fairy scene at the Landslip (slippery slope, after Caire)
2022–23
inkjet prints, wood, rope
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Courtesy the artist and LON Gallery
Many collage components featured in these works have been sourced from the NGV Collection and photography archives. The list of all individual works and images from the NGV Collection and photography archives is detailed below.
Australia born 1992
They knock me down but I get up again (snakes and ladders) 2022–23
Dress
(c. 1842)
silk, linen, bone, metal
(a) 24.8 cm (centre back) 68.0 cm (sleeve length) (bodice) (b) 98.7 cm (centre front) (skirt) (c) 38.0 cm (centre back) (pelerine)
Gift of Misses M. K. and A. E. Butler, 1948
748.a-c-D4
(c. 1760)
earthenware
10.4 x 33.0 x 25.6 cm
Felton Bequest, 1938
3793-D3
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Graceburn Weir at Gracedale House, Healesville
(c. 1876-1880s)
albumen silver photograph, colour dyes
22.1 x 29.7 cm (image and sheet)
Purchased, 1984
PH53-1984
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Graceburn Glen, Healesville, Victoria, Australia
(c. 1876-1880s)
albumen silver photograph, colour dyes
15.4 x 20.8 cm (image and sheet)
Purchased, 1984
PH27-1984
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
albumen silver photograph
28.2 x 22.4 cm
Purchased, 1994
1995.8
France 1929–1965, France 1896–1971
Evening dress
1937 (autumn-winter 1937–38)
silk (velvet, satin) (detail)
162.0 cm (centre back) 32.5 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.665
Bird
(c. 1970)
coloured pigments on plaster, wire
(1) 8.9 x 11.3 x 5.6 cm (sparrow) (2) 12.5 x 12.3 x 4.5 cm (crow) (3) 12.7 x 15.8 x 7.0 cm (myna)
(4) 12.5 x 18.2 x 6.8 cm (hoopoe) (5) 12.8 x 18.2 x 6.6 cm (kingfisher)
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.493.1-5
Large birds
(c. 1970)
plaster, coloured pigments
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm (approx.) (each)
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.490
Small birds
(c. 1970)
plaster, coloured pigments
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (approx.) (each)
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.491
Display rose for D71.a-b-1970
Wedding dress and petticoat
(1791)
silk, linen, cotton, wool, baleen
(a) 150.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (wedding dress) (b) 97.3 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
Purchased, 1970
D71.a-b-1970
England c. 1748–1848
Bird
(c. 1790)
porcelain (soft-paste)
8.4 x 3.7 x 7.6 cm
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
468A-D4
English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900
Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893)
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan) (d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special
grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974
French (1974), French (1948–2022)
Evening dress
(1994)
polyester (crepe), satin, metal, plastic (boning)
138.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat)
Gift of Harry Chojna in memory of Heather Chojna, 2021
2021.66
England (c. 1748–1848)
Rustic musician, woman
(c. 1765-70)
porcelain (soft-paste)
22.5 x 16.7 x 12.8 cm
The Colin Templeton Collection. Gift of Mrs Colin Templeton, 1942
417.2-D4
Australian 1930–
Slippers
(c. 1967)
polyester, foam, vinyl, lycra
(a-b) h x 9.0 x 26.0 cm irreg. (each)
Gift of Mrs Mary Lipshut, 1986
CT48.a-b-1986
English (1995), Cyprian (1970), emigrated to England (1982)
Cast dress no. 2
2001 (spring-summer, Ventriloquy collection)
polyester resin
(a) 44.0 x 39.0 x 20.0 cm (front) (top) (b) 45.0 x 40.0 x 22.0 cm (back) (top)
(c) 60.0 x 95.5 x 34.0 cm (front) (skirt) (d) 60.0 x 88.5 x 30.0 cm (back) (skirt)
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Norma and Stuart Leslie, Governors, 2001
2001.23.a-d
Dress
(c. 1842)
block-printed wool, silk (ribbon), metal (hooks), baleen
128.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of
David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1977
D67-1977
German 1857–1920
Cast of artist’s hands
1920
plaster
14.0 x 35.3 x 19.5 cm
Gift of Mrs Marcelle Osins, 1994
S2-1994
Australia 1866–1900
Harold, Grace and Victor Morris
(1902)
cabinet print
gelatin silver photograph
13.9 x 9.6 cm
Gift of C. Stuart Tompkins, 1972
PH71-1972
American 1895–1965
Woman of the high plains, near Childress, Texas
(1938), printed (c. 1975)
gelatin silver photograph
49.4 x 39.3 cm (image) 50.5 x 40.6 cm (sheet)
Purchased, 1975
PH107-1975
1940s
Bunch of feather flowers
(1940)
feathers, wire, crepe paper, silk and cotton thread
38.0 x 35.2 x 21.0 cm (variable)
Presented through the NGV Foundation by John McPhee, Member, 2003
2003.465
Flowerpiece
(late 17th century)
oil on canvas
70.4 x 54.6 cm
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4
Australia 1944–1986, Australia 1918–2013
Evening dress and stole
(c. 1955)
silk, silk (chiffon), cotton, cotton (organdie), metal, plastic, synthetic fibres, cellophane
(a) 111.0 cm (centre back) 33.5cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 235.0 x 79.0 cm (stole)
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008
2008.21.a-b
Dish
porcelain
4.6 x 17.6 cm diameter
Felton Bequest, 1933
3455-D3
France 1855–1925
Belt buckle (Bust of a woman)
(c. 1900)
gilt-metal, enamel
5.7 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.1122
Flowers
(1972)
silk, paper, rubber, metal
24.0 x 24.5 x 1.0 cm
Gift of Elvala Ayton, 2004
2004.634.d
American 1958–
“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968) (reverse)
type C photograph on aluminium
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971
English 1965–1983, English 1942–1996
Pineapple dress
(1972)
rayon (crepe, machine embroidery), plastic (buttons)
126.5 cm (centre back) 30.5 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 1972
D27-1972
English 1816–1897, worked in Australia 1852–69, Scotland (c. 1871)–1897
A trail of passion flowers
(c. 1860)
watercolour, pencil and gum arabic
36.1 x 25.5 cm (image and sheet)
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs James Evans, Governor, 1989
P134-1989
NGV Conservation Photography
Custom made traditional storage boxes for lacquered artworks
NGV Conservation Photography
NGV Frame maker shaping gesso ornament on re-created parts of the frame for The Wheel of Fortune by Edward Burne-Jones
NGV Conservation Photography
NGV Paper Conservator preparing the brochures for display with a new hanging system
NGV Conservation Photography
Fashion and textile conservation treatment
NGV Conservation Photography
Nicholas Caire, Fairy scene at the landslip, Black’s Spur (c. 1878), crystoleum; the crystoleum was treated and reframed in 2001; Verso view of primary glass plate with hand colouring
NGV Conservation Photography
Iris Van Herpen, Frozen Falls, gown and headpiece 2019, being unboxed
NGV Conservation Photography
Conservation photograph of the J. M. W. Turner painting, Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night (1798)
NGV Conservation Photography
Inside padding front, for MADAME GOUGH, London; Sarah Ann Gough, Scrap album fancy dress (c. 1893)
NGV Conservation Photography
Watercolour charts, normal lighting
NGV Conservation Photography
X-RAY Scan of Charles I being handed the key to the Castle, from the exhibition Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s-1900s From the NGV Collection 2015
NGV Conservation Photography
Conservation items
NGV Conservation Photography
Documentation for Starting Out, Intaglio Printmaker 1981
Australia born 1992
Like a jewel (Me as a Shrigley) 2022–23
French 1857–1954, French 1825–1895
Afternoon dress
(c. 1890)
silk (satin, cut velvet)
(a) 40.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 135.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.688.a-b
Australian 1940–1986, Australian active 1940–1986
Evening dress
(1956)
silk (organza), silk (taffeta), feathers (ostrich), cotton (tulle), glass (bugle beads), (diamentés), acetate (sequins), metal (fastenings)
(a) 23.0 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 109.0 cm (centre back) 39.4 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Gift of Annette Taylor (née Klooger), 2012
2012.270.a-b
Evening dress
(c. 1923)
silk (satin, tulle), glass (beads), sequins
147.5 cm (centre back) 43.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.704
American 1958–
“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968)
type C photograph on aluminium
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971
English 1860–1942
Uplands
(1923)
watercolour
Felton Bequest, 1924
1338-3
Australian 1891–1951, worked in England and France 1927–29
Gum trees
(1933-1935)
oil on canvas on canvas
38.0 x 55.1 cm (image) 42.0 x 59.8 cm irreg. (canvas)
Purchased with funds donated by George and Patricia Kline and family, 2015
2015.82
Dress
(c. 1865)
silk, cotton, glass
(a) 175.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 66.5 x 84.5 cm irreg. (sash)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D145.a-b-1974
Japanese
Tea bowl
(19th century)
earthenware
9.3 x 17.1 cm diameter
Felton Bequest, 1921
2337-D3
Australian 1864–1947, worked throughout Europe 1888–1933
Sketch for Farm house and olive trees, near Cassis
(c. 1931)
oil on paper on plywood
(19.4 x 22.4 cm)
Gift of Mr A. J. L. McDonnell, 1948
1837.23-4
English 1849–1902
A bit of Devonshire
(1887)
watercolour, gum arabic and scratching out
68.8 x 53.3 cm (sheet)
Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904
153-2
Flemish 1470–1500
Triptych with the miracles of Christ
(1491–1495)
oil on wood panel
122.4 x 184.0 cm (overall) (framed)
Felton Bequest, 1922
1247-3
Irish 1822–1888, worked in Australia (c. 1837)–(c. 1863), New Zealand (c. 1863)–88
Otago Harbour from Signal Hill
(1866)
watercolour over pencil
40.6 x 60.6 cm (image)
Purchased, 1960
689-5
German (c. 1839)–(c. 1873)
Trees, Ireland
(1860s)
oil on canvas
42.4 x 35.6 cm
Purchased, 1891
p.389.6-1
Australian 1940–1986, Australian active 1940–1986
Cocktail dress
(c. 1955)
silk, wool, cotton, metal, acetate
116.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)
Gift of Mr J. O. Wicking, 1999
1999.448
Flowerpiece
(late 17th century)
oil on canvas
70.4 x 54.6 cm
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4
Australian 1858–1930, worked throughout Europe (1886)–1921
Peonies and head of a woman
(c. 1887)
oil on canvas
40.7 x 65.0 cm
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
2004.218
Australia born 1992
Soggy (Adamson, take a picture it’ll last longer) 2022–23
English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900
Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893)
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt) (c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan)
(d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974
France 1974; France 1948–2022
Dress
1990 (spring-summer 1990)
acetate, viscose, metal
88.9 cm (centre back) 66.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2007
2007.519
France 1942; France 1903–1993
Evening dress
1946 (spring-summer 1946)
silk (jersey, crepe)
165.0 cm (centre back) 29.25 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
2015.628
Italy 1983; Italy 1950–1994
Dress
(c. 1988)
cotton, poyamide, elastomer, metal
80.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2019
2019.599
Australia 1895–1974
No title (Woman looking upwards)
(1930s)
gelatin silver photograph
37.5 x 29.4 cm (image and sheet)
Gift of Mr E. V. C. Adamson, 1982
PH310-1982
NGV Archival photography
Crates for Bookshop background
NGV Conservation photography
Watercolour charts, showing normal lighting
NGV Conservation photography
Painting conservator, undertaking treatment work
NGV Conservation photography
Conservation treatment of a ballgown
Australia born 1992
Tethered 2022–23
Small birds
(c. 1970)
plaster, coloured pigments
1.5 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm (approx.) (each)
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.491
Large birds
(c. 1970)
plaster, coloured pigments
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm (approx.)(each)
Gift of Alexandra and Leigh Copeland, 2021
2021.490
Australian 1900–1982
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie…, Jubilee Day Parade, Alice Springs
(1951), printed (1984)
gelatin silver photograph
25.4 x 35.8 cm (image)
Accessioned, 1984
PH339-1984
Bust of a woman, door boss
late 16th century
bronze
12.6 x 10.8 x 11.2 cm
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
4033-D3
Embroidered strip
(mid 20th century)
cotton, silk (thread), mirror
18.0 x 287.7 cm
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of the Vivien Knowles Fund for Asian Art, 2016
2016.487
1820–1887; emigrated to Australia (c. 1850), late 1860s
Windsor, as nightfall
engraved woodblock, inked
Bequest of Flora McDonald Anderson, April 1988
P128-1988
English 1854–1921, worked in Italy 1889–1906
Castagnettes (No.2)
(1900)
bronze statuette
33.6 x 24.6 x 13.5 cm
Felton Bequest, 1923
1274-3
Australian 1940–1986; Australian active 1940–1986
Evening dress
(1956)
silk (organza), silk (taffeta), feathers (ostrich), cotton (tulle), glass (bugle beads), (diamentés), acetate (sequins), metal (fastenings)
(a) 23.0 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 109.0 cm (centre back) 39.4 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Gift of Annette Taylor (née Klooger), 2012
2012.270.a-b
English (c. 1967)–(c. 1969); American 1930–2007, worked in England and Spain 1959–73, Spain 1973–2007
Eye poster dress
(1968)
screen-printed rayon and nylon
87.2 cm (centre back) 54.0 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 1991
CT77-1991
Japanese 1516–1585
Birds and flowers in a landscape
(1575)
pair of six panel folding screens: ink and pigments on paper, lacquer on wood, silk, brass, paper
(a) 155.6 x 357.0 cm (image and sheet) (b) 155.6 x 356.6 cm (image and sheet)
Felton Bequest, 1958
1762.a-b-D4
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
albumen silver photograph
28.2 x 22.4 cm
Purchased, 1994
1995.8
Carriage dress
(c. 1830)
silk (Gros de Naples), cotton (lace), metal (buckle, hooks and eyes)
153.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D124-1974
Australia born 1992
Fairy scene at the Landslip (slippery slope, after Caire) 2022–23
France 1855 – 1925
Belt buckle (Bust of a woman)
(c. 1900)
gilt-metal, enamel
5.7 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.1122
France 1860–1945
Verrerie Combs-la-Ville, Combs-la-Ville manufacturer
France 1909–20
Fish, brooch
Poissons
(c. 1911)
glass (mould-pressed and stained), gilt-metal
1.7 x 4.4 cm diameter
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2019
2019.924
Order of the Bath
(c. 1936)
brass, copper, steel, velvet, synthetic fur, paste, metallic cord, (stuffing)
9.9 x 9.9 x 1.9 cm
Gift of Mr Alex Isaacson, 1938
3787B.k-D3
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
collodian glass plate negative
30.2 x 25.2 cm
Gift of John Cato, 1990
PH111-1990
Channel Islands 1837–1918, worked in Australia 1858–1918
Fairy scene at the Landslip, Blacks’ Spur
(c. 1878)
crystoleum
(28.2 x 24.0 cm)
Purchased, 1995
1995.668
American 1958
“The world looked like a jewel on black velvet”, moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968)
type C photograph on aluminium
39.0 x 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Presented by Photimport, 1971
PH380-1971
French 1811–1877
No title (Flower study)
(1854)
albumen silver photograph
37.5 x 44.4 cm irreg. (image and sheet)
Presented by the National Gallery Women’s Association, 1995
1995.573
Flemish 1470–1500
Triptych with the miracles of Christ
(1491-1495)
oil on wood panel
122.4 x 184.0 cm (overall) (framed)
Felton Bequest, 1922
1247-3
American 1941–1952, American 1903–1959, (1940s-1950s)
Dress
(1948)
screenprinted acetat
125.0 cm (centre back) 30.1 cm (waist, flat)
Purchased, 2002
2002.183
Flowerpiece
(late 17th century)
oil on canvas
70.4 x 54.6 cm
Gift of Mr Norton E. Grimwade in memory of his wife Mrs Norton E. Grimwade, 1945
1417-4
Australian 1882–1966, worked in India 1908–48
No title (Lotus flowers)
(c. 1919-1930)
gelatin silver photograph
20.7 x 29.8 cm (image and sheet)
Gift of Miss Margaret Barber, 1987
PH171-1987
Canadian 1851–1936, worked in Australia 1877–1936
The fallen
(1925)
Queensland Maple (Flindersia brayleyana)
40.7 x 105.4 x 12.0 cm
Gift of the family of John Kendrick Blogg, 1976
D2-1976
Australian 1889–1971, worked in England 1909–14, South Africa 1914–20
No title (Triple portrait)
(1938-1943)
gelatin silver photograph
42.6 x 35.0 cm (image and sheet)
Presented through the NGV Foundation by John Cato, Fellow, 2005
2005.219
Finnish 1927–2001, Finnish 1951, worked in France and Algeria 1970–76
Kaivo, fabric length
1964 (designed); 1965 (printed)
screenprinted cotton
213.0 x 139.5 cm
Gift of John Hinds, 2021
2020.206
English (c. 1880), English 1883–1900
Scrap album fancy dress
(c. 1893)
silk, cotton, linen, paper, glue, metal (fastening), wood, leather, baleen, wax, paint
(a) 29.3 cm (centre back) 24.5 cm (waist, flat) (bodice) (b) 105.5 cm (centre back) 28.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt) (c) 81.4 x 66.4 x 3.4 cm (fan)
(d-e) 9.2 x 7.0 x 24.9 cm (each) (shoes) (f) 11.5 x 61.5 cm (sash)
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D181.a-f-1974
NGV Conservation Photography
Frames from the NGV frame conservation lab
NGV Conservation Photography
NGV Gallery environment microsite tools and instruments photography
NGV Conservation Photography
Gilding tools and materials
NGV Conservation Photography
Documentation for Starting Out, Intaglio Printmaker 1981
NGV Commercial Photography
Fridge magnets