Photographs of rock bands and musicians, 1980-2015 / by Tony Mott

fonds

2015 (digital scans from negatives made 1980-2015)

Graphic Materials, Photographs

1001570

75 photographs - digital,TIFF, colour and black & white

Tony Mott, who arrived in Australia in 1976, is regarded as Australia's leading rock and music photographer. With a career spanning 30 years, his work has regularly appeared in local and international magazines newspapers and album covers. The State Library of New South Wales held a major retrospective exhibition of his work in 2015-2016 entitled 'What a Life: Rock Photography by Tony Mott'. This collection is created from images displayed in the exhibition, focusing on the local Sydney music scene, performers on location, and portraits of well-known Australian musicians as well as selected international artists.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Item 01: Jebediah, Big Day Out / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 02: Crowd surfing, Big Day Out / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 03: John Butler, Big Day Out, 2007 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 04: Vines, Big Day Out / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 05: Doc Neeson, Angels, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 06: Midnight Oil, 1985 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 07: You Am I, 1997 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 08: Whitlams, 1998 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 09: Louis Tillett, 1992 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 10: Died Pretty, JJ Radio, Kings Cross, 1990 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 11: Falling Joys, 1994 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 12: Front End Loader, 1997 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 13: Hitmen, 2007 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 14: Lubricated Goat, 1989 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 15: Machine Gun Fellatio, 2002 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 16: Nitocris, 1999 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 17: Shout Brothers, Sandringham Hotel, Newtown, 1996 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 18: Smudge, Central Railway, 1996 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 19: X, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 20: Baby Animals, 1993 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 21: Celibate Rifles, 1989 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 22: Clouds, 1999 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 23: Cockroaches, 1991 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 24: Deniz Tek, 1992 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 25: Frenzal Rhomb, 2006 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 26: Hard Ons, 1994 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 27: Hellmen, Ben Brown, 1989 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 28: Hoodoo Gurus, 1984 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 29: Hummingbirds, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 30: Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys, La Perouse, 1992 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 31: Johnnies, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 32: Lime Spiders, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 33: Mental as Anything, 1987 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 34: Radiators, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 35: Ratcat, 1991 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 36: Rose Tattoo, 1985 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 37: Chrissie Amphlett, Divinyls, 1983 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 38: Divinyls / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 39: Beasts of Bourbon / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 40: Tex Perkins, Tony Mott's house, Sydney, 1991 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 41: Fleshtones, Sydney Harbour, 1990 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 42: Jack Johnson, Sydney Harbour, 2004 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 43: Joe Cocker, Sydney Harbour, 1998 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 44: Lou Reed, Sydney Harbour / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 45: Nick Cave, State Library of NSW, 2004 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 46: Phil Collins, Sydney Harbour, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 47: Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Sydney Harbour, 1998 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 48: Salt-N-Pepa, Sydney Harbour, 1994 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 49: Sparks, Sydney Harbour, 2001 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 50: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Sydney Harbour, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 51: Blackie Lawless, W.A.S.P., Sydney Harbour, 1985 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 52: Screaming Tribesmen, State Library of NSW, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 53: Lucinda Williams, State Library of NSW, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 54: Billy Bragg, on train carriage seat, Tony Mott's house, Sydney, 1996 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 55: Do Re Mi, State Library of NSW, 1984 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 56: Cosmic Psychos, State Library of NSW, 1991 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 57: The Cramps, Sydney Harbour, 1995 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 58: Crowded House, Sydney Harbour, 1996 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 59: Evan Dando, Lemonheads, Sydney Harbour, 1993 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 60: Mariah Carey, Sydney Harbour, 1998 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 61: Spiderbait, on train carriage seat, Tony Mott's house, Sydney, 1994 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 62: Sarah Blasko, Tony Mott's house, Sydney, 2001 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 63: The Waifs, on train carriage seat, Tony Mott's house, Sydney, 2003 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 64: Michael Hutchence, INXS, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 65: Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave, 1996 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 66: Models / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 67: Robert Forster / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 68: Superjesus / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 69: Icehouse / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 70: Triffids / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 71: Slim Dusty, 1988 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 72: Jimmy Little, 2000 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 73: Chris Bailey, The Saints, 1986 / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 74: Silverchair / photograph by Tony Mott
Item 75: Tumbleweed / photograph by Tony Mott

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Tony Mott
Research & study copies allowed:
Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of copyright holder
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Tony Mott

Title supplied by photographer

Acquired in digital format. Access copy available online

Shot : 400 photographs, 200 photographers, 3 centuries - State Library of New South Wales (29 October 2023-20 October 2024). Applies to nos. 4, 16, 38