File 6: Photographs of Elizabeth Parer, nee Cotter, and Damien Parer, 1911; 1938-1944; 1973

PXD 1496

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1911; 1938-1944; 1973

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Drawings, Prints

9630960

7 photographs, 1 drawing and 1 print (1 box) - gelatin silver, hand-colour, printed

Item 1: Marie Cotter, ca. 1938 / photographer Damien Parer. Inscribed on verso ‘The most beautiful woman in the world’. Hand-painted.

Item 2: Printed certificate of the Royal Life Saving Society to Robert V. Cotter of the Coogee, Surf Life Saving Brigade. Dated Sydney 17th January 1911. Certificate shows images of resuscitation.

Item 3: Family portait of Damien Parer with his siblings. Inscribed on verso, ‘Left to right, Alfonso, Stanislaus, Doreen, Cyril, Benedict, Adrian, Damien, about 1912, King Is.’, also ‘1 Nov 97 to Elizabeth & Damien from Adrian’.

Item 4: Marie Cotter, ca. 1938 / photographer by Damien Parer.

Item 5: Head and shoulders right profile photographic portrait of Damien Parer with AWA Tower in background. Signed ‘Max Dupain ‘44’.

Item 6: Head and shoulders photographic portrait of Damien Parer photographed by Max Dupain. Inscribed on verso ‘Darling Elizabeth, Max’s photography on roof top 49 Clarence St, June 29th 1944’.

Item 7: Head and shoulders photographic portrait of Damien Parer photographed by Max Dupain. Inscribed on verso ‘To my darling wife Elizabeth from Damien, 30th June 1944’. Signed lower right, ‘Max Dupain ‘44’.

Item 8: Head and shoulders left profile photographic portrait of Elizabeth and Damien Parer. Inscribed on verso ‘Olive Cotton 1944, just after marriage’.

Item 9: Pencil drawing of Elizabeth Parer, signed ‘Peter Russel ‘73’.

Out of copyright: Photographs created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Titled by cataloguer.

Some photographs have inscriptions, dates and names on verso.