Item 1: Marie Cotter, ca. 1938 / photographer Damien Parer
Item 1: Marie Cotter, ca. 1938 / photographer Damien Parer
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1938
Call Numbers
PXD 1496/Item 1
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
1 photograph - 27.9 x 33 cm. - hand-coloured silver gelatin photoprint
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1 hand-coloured silver gelatin photoprint of head and shoulders portrait of Marie Cotter.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 1: Marie Cotter, ca. 1938 / photographer Damien Parer
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:a776001
Signature / Inscriptions
Parer -- in pencil on reverse
"The most beautiful woman in the world" -- in pencil on reverse
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Administrative / Biographical history
For a short period before he achieved fame as a war cinematographer, Damien Parer worked at Max Dupain's studio. Marie Cotter worked at David Jones beauty salon and had her portrait taken by `Max Dupain's new assistant'. They married in 1944, but he was killed six months later filming the American assault on Peleliu Island. -- Curator of Photograph...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1496/Item 1
Record Identifier
93QVrvo1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVrvo1
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Reference code
442296
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