Original collage maps, drawings, prototype sketches and notes for the book 'Mirror Sydney', 2017 / by Vanessa Berry

PXA 2183/Boxes 1-2/Folders 1-24
PXE 1714
PXD 1476

fonds

2017

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Textual Records, Manuscript Cartographic Materials

9585654

305 drawings, 35 collage maps, 74 sheets of prototype sketches and textual material (2 boxes of 24 folders; 1 folder and 1 outsized folder) - pencil, pen and ink; manuscript and typescript; printed

Vanessa Berry

Original illustrations and notes created for the book 'Mirror Sydney' by Vanessa Berry. 414 sheets comprising 35 map-collages on 24 themes with associated preparatory sketches, original drawings and handwritten notes.

The collaged maps cover many lesser known aspects and areas of Sydney including: Hornsby old and new, Kurnell, Penrith arcades, landmarks and monuments of Parramatta Road, Sydney theme parks, murals and ghost signs, the monorail, Millers Point, memorial stores, underground Sydney, Bankstown, mystery structures, Sydney by memory, Sydney elephants, Oatley, bridges and Warragamba, amongst others.

PXA 2183/Box 1/Folders 1-12

1. Hornsby old and new: 15 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 1 photocopy with pencilled mss. amendments, 1 prototype map, 1 title text page, 10 drawings

2. Fine Weather: 12 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 6 drawings, 2 title text pages, 2 typewritten text pages.

3. Welcome to Kurnell: 14 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 11 drawings, 2 title text pages.

4. Penrith Arcades Project: 10 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 9 drawings.

5. Parramatta Road: Landmarks and Monuments: 46 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 1 map (84 x 52 cm), 33 drawings, 3 typewritten text pages, 2 title text pages, 6 pages notes.

6. Sydney Theme Parks of the Past, Present and Future: 21 sheets comprising - 1 map (34 x 50.5 cm), 14 drawings, 4 title text pages, 2 typewritten pages.

7. Murals & Ghost Signs: 17 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 15 drawings, 1 title text pages.

8. 10 Views from the Monorail: 9 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 6 drawings, 1 title text page.

9. From Rose to Snails: 24 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 20 drawings, 1 sketch prototype, 2 title text pages.

10. Millers Point: 12 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 10 drawings.

11. St Peters, Ancient and Recent: 17 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 16 drawings.

12. Memorial Stores: 9 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 6 drawings, 1 title text page.

PXA 2183/Box 2/Folders 13-24

13. Underground Sydney: 17 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 7 maps, 7 drawings, 1 title text page.

14. Guide to Bankstown of the 50s and 60s: 33 sheets comprising - 3 A3 maps, 2 A3 directional diagrams, 1 map, 16 drawings, 11 typewritten text scraps in plastic coin bag.

15. Sydney Mystery Structures: 19 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 2 preliminary sketches, 16 drawings.

16. Sydney at Age 8: 24 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 2 prototype sketches, 20 drawings, 1 title text page.

17. Lost Property on Sydney Trains: 11 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 9 drawings.

18. Sydney Elephants: 15 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 1 sketch prototype, 11 drawings, 2 title text pages.

19. Time to Visit Oatley: 13 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 10 drawings, 2 typewritten text pages.

20. Wishing Tree: 7 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 2 typewritten text pages, 1 drawing, 1 drawing with text, 2 photocopies.

21. Harbour Bridges: 19 sheets comprising - 2 A3 maps, 15 drawings, 2 title text pages.

22. Warragamba: 15 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 12 drawings, 1 typewritten text page, 1 sketch prototype.

23. Sydney at Age 20: 25 sheets comprising - 1 A3 map, 23 drawings, 1 title text page.

24. Notice Board: 10 sheets comprising - 1 A4 map, 9 drawings.

The A3 maps are located at PXE 1714.

Collection of original arrangement into 24 themes by creator.

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years.
Copyright holder:: Vanessa Berry.
Rights and Restrictions Information:: No reproduction or publication without prior written approval of copyright holder.
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy Vanessa Berry.

Mirror Sydney, an atlas of reflections by Vanessa Berry. Artarmon, N.S.W. : Giramondo Publishing, 2017.

Title supplied by cataloguer.
Contents list titles supplied by creator.

Works are unsigned.

No date. Date based on published work 'Mirror Sydney, an atlas of reflections by Vanessa Berry, 2017'.