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Doris Fitton / painted by Mary Edwards

Doris Fitton / painted by Mary Edwards

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Doris Fitton / painted by Mary Edwards

About this item

Full title

Doris Fitton / painted by Mary Edwards

Date

1953

Call Numbers

ML 1147

Record Identifier

nV2p4lln

Reference Code

14743

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 painting - 117 x 90 cm, in elaborate carved wooden frame probably decorated by the artist, 164.5 x 132 cm - oil on canvas

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Copying Conditions

Restricted

Copyright status : In copyright - Life of artist plus 70 years

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Digitised

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Alternative Titles

Full title

Doris Fitton / painted by Mary Edwards

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Photographs of Mary Edwards painting the portrait are in the Doris Fitton Papers, at ML ref. Pic.Acc.5720 nos 104-105 (exhibited in The Work of Art : Australian Women Writers and Artists, State Library of NSW, August 1995 - February 1996)

Signature / Inscriptions

Signed lower centre in dark red brushpoint: 'Mary Edwards'. Inscribed in decorative capitals upper centre: 'Doris Fitton'; in cursive script centre right: 'Independent Theatre'
Also inscribed, signed and dated on canvas on reverse: ' "Doris Fitton" by Mary Edwards 1953"

Contextual Information

Source

Transferred from the Dennis Wolanski Library, Sydney Opera House Trust, June 1997

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

ML 1147

Record Identifier

nV2p4lln

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Reference code

14743

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