Pictorial material from the Imogen Whyse Papers, ca. 1865-1956

PXA 1524
PXE 1239

fonds

ca. 1865-1956

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera, Prints, Drawings

909060

1 album (12 photographic prints) - 18.5 x 26 cm.
76 photographic prints - 37.5 x 29 cm. or smaller
2 drawings - ink, crayon - 24 x 32 cm. or smaller
41 items of ephemera - postcards - 15 x 10.5 cm. or smaller
7 prints - 30.5 x 25.5 cm. or smaller

Imogen Whyse, 1885-1977, a poetess and actress who returned to Australia in 1945, founded the Poetry Society of Australia in 1954 and edited its journal Prism. She donated her collection of period costumes, 1789-1939, to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, N.S.W., in 1958

PXA 1524
1 album
12 photographic prints of actresses performing outdoors [including Imogen Whyse] along with 1 portrait of a woman, no date

PXE 1239
76 loose photographic prints, ca. 1865-1954
Includes many portraits of Imogen Whyse, many of which are of her performing on stage as well as posed portraits of her taken by Max Dupain in 1945 amongst others. Also 2 cabinet photographs, 1 of a woman and 1 of a young girl, taken in England, ca. 1865; family portraits; photographs of pet cats; photographs of other actors including the Children's Library Movement; portrait of Imogen Whyse's father; photograph of Anne Hathaway's cottage and photographs of Imogen White's collection of period costumes, 1789-1939, which was displayed at the David Jones Art Gallery in 1952. Collection was donated to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, N.S.W., in 1958

2 drawings by Mary Webb addressed to Imogen Whyse, 1 is an ink drawing of a street scene, no date, the other is a an ink and crayon drawing of a church, 1956

7 prints collected by Imogen Whyse including a portrait of herself and copies of art works including 'Whistler's Mother' by James McNeill Whistler

41 postcards
All unsent and undated. All European including many from the Victoria and Albert Museum and one featuring a miniature portrait of Keats by Joseph Severn

Forms part of MLMSS 3349

Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs taken before 1955 and prints published before 1955 are out of copyright. Mary Webb's drawings are in copyright
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy Mary Webb's assignee (with regard to her drawings)

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.4071 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

A small number of the pictures have captions on their reverse side