Rose Lindsay, 1971 / photographed by Anthony Browell
Rose Lindsay, 1971 / photographed by Anthony Browell
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Author / Creator
Date
2004 (recent photoprint from original 1971 photonegative)
Call Numbers
P3/220
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Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
Photographs - 51.5 x 40.5 cm. - C-type photograph, col.
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Fonds
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Restricted
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The photograph is a strong portrait of an elderly Rose Lindsay, in front of Norman Lindsay's oil painting 'The Lute Player', ca. 1924, for which she was the model for all three female figures. The painting is held by the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum, Springwood. (Reference: Rose Lindsay: A Model Life / by Rose Lindsay, ed. by Lin Bloomfield. B...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Rose Lindsay, 1971 / photographed by Anthony Browell
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
This portrait of Rose Lindsay featured in the POL (magazine) exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, in 2003.
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled "Rose Lindsay 1971/2004", signed and dated on verso
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased Sept 2004
Administrative / Biographical history
Rose Lindsay (nee Soady) was the wife and model of Norman Lindsay. She began modelling for Norman in 1902, became his second wife, his long-standing model, his business manager, and the printer for most of his etchings.
Their partnership was one of the most fruitful in Australian art, with Norman as etcher and Rose as printmaker. She compiling s...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P3/220
Record Identifier
1xqZw2kY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqZw2kY
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Reference code
442103
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