Item 01: Book jacket design for Patrick White's novel Voss, 1957 / drawn by Sidney Nolan
Item 01: Book jacket design for Patrick White's novel Voss, 1957 / drawn by Sidney Nolan
Item 01: Book jacket design for Patrick White's novel Voss, 1957 / drawn by Sidney Nolan
About this item
Full title
Date
29 August 1957
Call Numbers
ML 743
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 drawing - 8.9 x 13.9 cm (sight) in frame 27.2 x 27.2 cm - ink, wash, wax crayon, pen and ink on card
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Level of description
Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - Life of Artist plus 70 years.
Copyright holder : The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust
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Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust
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Scope and Contents
Contents
29 August 1957; Inscribed in ink, in Nolan's hand, on verso: `This is a rough note for Voss cover. Thrilled with the book. Look forward to meeting. S.'
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 01: Book jacket design for Patrick White's novel Voss, 1957 / drawn by Sidney Nolan
Notes
General note
Original Sidney Nolan artworks reproduced by permission of the Trustees of the Sir Sidney Nolan Trust.
Exhibited, Mitchell Library 19/10/90 - 21/11/90
Digital order no:Album ID : 823595
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Patrick White, 1974.
Exhibited in
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1957, Patrick White invited artist Sidney Nolan to design a book jacket for White's novel Voss based around the doomed explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. In response, Nolan sent this preliminary sketch from England on a postcard to White in Sydney.
The design was modified and used as the book jacket for Voss, London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 743
Record Identifier
nvg8Z681
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg8Z681
Other Identifiers
Reference code
455770
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